A.P. Braces for heavy rainfall as Michaung intensifies
- December 4, 2023
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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A.P. Braces for heavy rainfall as Michaung intensifies
Subject: Geography
Section: Physical Geography
Context:
- Cyclone Michaung is expected to cause heavy rains accompanied by winds clocking 90-100 kilometres per hour (kmph) at Andhra and Chennai coasts.
Cyclone Michaung:
- Cyclonic Storm “MICHAUNG” (pronounced as MIGJAUM) hs formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal. It is expected to pass through Chennai and make landfall on somewhere between Machilipatnam and Nellore (both in south Andhra Pradesh).
- Areas impacted– Chennai, Nellore, Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and Warrangal.
- Three rivers (Cooum, Adyar and Kosasthalaiyar), two major water courses (Buckingham Canal and Otteri Nullah) and several waterbodies (‘tanks’) lie within or the vicinity of Chennai.
- It will become a Severe Cyclonic Storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph, gusting to 110 kmph.
Details about Tropical Cyclone
Source: Down To Earth