CYCLONE MOCHA

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The Indian Ocean cyclone season of 2023 is set to kick off in the month of May, with a fresh system currently brewing in the Bay of Bengal.

According to the India Meteorological Division (IMD), a low-pressure region is probably going to shape over Southeast Bay of Bengal this this weekend. . It will then concentrate into a depression by May 8, and subsequently strengthen into a Cyclonic Storm while moving north, towards Central Bay of Bengal.

Upon its intensification into a Cyclonic Storm, the system will be named Cyclone Mocha.

Why is it named as Cyclone Mocha?

This name, suggested by Yemen, originates from the Yemeni city Mocha (or Mokha) situated on the Red Ocean coast. Long known for its coffee trade, the port city likewise gave its name to the renowned Mocha espresso.

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How Cyclones are named?

The naming of this cyclone was done as per the decree issued by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which states that each cyclone must be named to avoid confusion in instances where multiple systems operate in one location.

All over the world, six regional specialised meteorological centres (RSMCs) and five regional Tropical Storm Warning Centres (TCWCs) are authorised to issue tropical cyclone advisories and names.

The India Meteorological Division (IMD) is the RSMC liable for nations in South and Southeast Asia. These incorporate India, Bangladesh, Iran, Myanmar, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Joined Middle Easterner Emirates (UAE) and Yemen.

The most recent compilation published by the IMD in April 2020 comprises of 169 names that can be utilized for cyclone classification, with each of the previously mentioned nations offering 13 titles. The 169 names are then positioned into 13 lists, with each list consisting of at least one submission from every country.

One list is utilised completely before moving on to the next. The names of the nations are alphabetised, and their prescribed titles are then allocated to the tempests arising in the Indian Sea and South Pacific regions.

So far, 12 names from the current compilation’s List 1  — Nisarga, Gati, Nivar, Burevi, Tauktae, Yaas, Gulab, Shaheen, Jawad, Asani, Sitrang and Mandous — have previously been utilized, with 'Mocha' set to be the next

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