UPSC Mapping Prelims Mains

🔆 Cyclone Montha: Impact and Intensification

📍 Overview:
✅ Cyclone Montha is a tropical cyclone formed over the Bay of Bengal from a low-pressure system.
✅ Named by Thailand, “Montha” means “fragrant flower” in Thai.

📍 Impact Areas:
✅ Affected Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and coastal Telangana with widespread rainfall and gusty winds.
✅ High risks of flooding, strong winds, and damage to homes and crops.

📍 Intensification:
✅ The system intensified into a deep depression by 26 October and became a cyclonic storm.
✅ Favourable conditions: Warm sea temperatures (>28°C), low wind shear, and ample moisture support intensification.

📍 Future Outlook:
✅ IMD forecasts the storm may become a Severe Cyclonic Storm before landfall.

💬 Mains Q:
Discuss the preparedness measures required to mitigate the effects of cyclones like Montha on coastal states.

#Geography

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🔆 Cyclone Montha: Impact and Intensification

📍 Overview:
✅ Cyclone Montha is a tropical cyclone formed over the Bay of Bengal from a low-pressure system.
✅ Named by Thailand, “Montha” means “fragrant flower” in Thai.

📍 Impact Areas:
✅ Affected Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and coastal Telangana with widespread rainfall and gusty winds.
✅ High risks of flooding, strong winds, and damage to homes and crops.

📍 Intensification:
✅ The system intensified into a deep depression by 26 October and became a cyclonic storm.
✅ Favourable conditions: Warm sea temperatures (>28°C), low wind shear, and ample moisture support intensification.

📍 Future Outlook:
✅ IMD forecasts the storm may become a Severe Cyclonic Storm before landfall.

💬 Mains Q:
Discuss the preparedness measures required to mitigate the effects of cyclones like Montha on coastal states.

#Geography

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