Cyclone Michaung

India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts landfall in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, issuing an 'orange' alert for the coastal regions

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Cyclone Michaung marks the fourth tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal in 2023

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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) classifies cyclones into extratropical and tropical categories

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A cyclone is a large-scale system of airrotating around the center of a low-pressure area, characterized by violent storms

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In the Northern Hemisphere, cyclones have inward spiralling windsrotating anticlockwise; in the Southern Hemisphere, they rotate clockwise

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Extratropical Cyclones occur outside the tropics, characterized by cold air at their core, deriving energy from the interaction of cold and warm air masses

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Extratropical Cyclones have one or more fronts, representing boundariesbetween warm and cold air masses

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Tropical Cyclones develop between the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, gaining energy from the latent heat released when water vapor condenses

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Unlike extratropical cyclones, tropical cyclones lack associations with warm or cold fronts

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Depending on location and strength, tropical cyclones are known as hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts landfall in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, issuing an 'orange' alert for the coastal regions