Extreme weather events in northern Indian Ocean region–An appraisal with respect to cyclones and marine heatwaves

Padua, Shelton and Gopi, Gopika and Prema, D and Ratheesh Kumar, R and Gills, Reshma and Asha, P S and Sulochanan, Bindu and Jayasankar, Reeta and Edward, Loveson and Nakhawa, A D and Abdul Azeez, P (2021) Extreme weather events in northern Indian Ocean region–An appraisal with respect to cyclones and marine heatwaves. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 250. pp. 23-28. ISSN 0254-380X

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Abstract

The abnormal and accelerated warming of the atmosphere since 1950s has contributed to a significant increase in the occurrence of extreme weather events like cyclones, snow storms and droughts globally. This has caused loss of human life and property as well as adversely impacted the local biodiversity. The Northern Indian Ocean region has also experienced this phenomenon in terms of increased occurrence of cyclones and marine heatwaves. Cyclones are strong winds that spiral inward to a central low pressure core and the impacts of cyclones on marine ecosystem are manifold.

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