{"id":128394,"date":"2021-08-24T20:26:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=128394"},"modified":"2021-08-26T12:13:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T06:43:58","slug":"tauktae-yass-and-planning-for-the-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tauktae-yass-and-planning-for-the-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Tauktae, Yass and Planning for the next"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b>The Hindu<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Relevance:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Cyclone, its impacts<\/span> and mitigation strategies<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Cyclones in India, are the second most frequent phenomena causing widespread damage across the board. A brief look at cyclone scenario in India, the devastation caused by cyclones, including the protective measures that have been taken and can be taken in the future.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cyclones in India<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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  1. Every year, around\u00a0<\/span>five to six tropical cyclone<\/span><\/b>s are formed in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea; of these, two to three turn severe.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The World Bank and the United Nations (2010) estimate that\u00a0<\/span>around 200 million city residents would be exposed to storms and earthquakes by 2050<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in India.\u00a0The west coast experienced 31 cyclones, while 282 cyclones crossed the east coast.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The\u00a0<\/span>Odisha coast<\/span><\/b>\u00a0witnessed 97 cyclones, followed by\u00a0<\/span>Andhra Pradesh (79),<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Tamil Nadu (58), West Bengal (48), Gujarat (22), Maharashtra\/Goa (7), and Kerala (2).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Extreme weather-related events in India<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

    Cyclones are the second most expensive in terms of the costs incurred in damage, accounting for 29% of the total disaster-related damages after floods (62%).<\/span> Such extreme-weather related events cause massive loss to India every year.<\/span><\/p>\n