You surely would have heard about the upcoming tropical cyclone Tauktae. Where is it recently reached? Which area can it damage? How intense is the Tauktae? People might have surrounded by such questions.
Where Tauktae will attack now? And what will be the speed?
People need to become aware of this Tauktae. It will approach the Gujarat State in around 12 to 14 hours. The cyclone has a speed of almost 120 to 130 kmph of speed. It will reach a speed of around 145kmph when entered into Gujarat.
Porbandar and Naliya have the most probability of getting affected by it. Tauktae will reach Gujarat on May 18. It might possess timings of afternoon or evening. It seems similar to Amphan that had occurred in 2019. Tauktae is becoming more powerful as the hours pass.
What will happen to this destructive cyclone?
Many experts believe that this cyclone can increase the temperature of the climate in the Arabian Sea. People living in Gujarat might have to face many problems after it. With changing atmosphere, the surface of the Arabian sea has become cooler.
But the Bay of Bengal still possesses a warmer temperature. Such temperature makes the formation of the cyclone. Following sources, the surface of the Arabian sea has become warmer. Hence, people can face more hazardous cyclones in the future. Tauktae seems like one of the examples of this situation.
Is Tropical Cyclone Tauktae more dangerous than Amphan?
Government is trying its level best to avoid the situation from Tauktae. You might be aware of Amphan. It arose last year. Amphan has approached the West Bengal pre-monsoon season. It has killed over 90 people and ruins the lives of 4000 plus people. The Government of West Bengal admires it as the most costlier cyclone. To make everything back to normal government has spent $14 billion. The sources admires that Tauktae will serve more disasters than Amphan too.
What will happen during this cyclone?
It will run over the entire coastline of Gujarat. Hence, one can assume to have heavy rainfall and air. It will approach soon, on May 18, 2021. Have you seen the images of the Tauktae cyclone? It’s a very scary one and can damage the places facing covid virus. You can also make the arrangements in your house according to it.
What you should do in this situation?
You can prefer to save down the helpline numbers. The speed of the Tauktae cyclone gets to increases as days passed. It will get to its height on May 17 and 18. Are you living around the sea coast? If yes, then try to shift to another place today itself. The government has set off to all beach areas in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, and more.
The wave can strike about 2-3m high in the following area:
- Morbi,
- Kutch
- Dwarka
- Jamnagar
It will reach up to 1-2 meters in the following places:
- Porbandar
- Junagarh
- Somnath
- Amreli
- Bhavnagar
One can observe heavy rain conditions in Kerala and Karnataka too. Also, the area mentioned above can have such risk. Hence, it’s advised to stay at home during the upcoming two to three days. Hope you understand the situation and protect your family from the Tropical Cyclone Tauktae.
References:
https://zoom.earth/storms/tauktae-2021/
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cyclone-tauktae-likely-to-intensify-into-very-severe-storm-to-cross-gujarat-coast-on-may-18-101621080484089.html
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/weather/2021/05/16/weather-tauktae-tropical-cyclone-india.cnn
Leave a comment