Arabian Sea witnesses maximum cyclonic disturbances in 2019

According to the India Meteorological Department, the year 2019 witnessed the highest number of cyclonic disturbances -- seven -- over the Arabian Sea in the last 127 years. There were six cyclonic disturbances (CDs) in 1998, as per the IMD records. The yearly average for the area is 1.7. Compared to the Arabian Sea, the activity over the Bay of Bengal has been subdued, with three cyclones recorded so far against the average four every year, the IMD said.

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