Context:

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted the ‘Cyclone Tej,’ a depression gathering force in the Arabian Sea, intensified into an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’ near the coasts of Oman and Yemen.

About Cyclone Tej:

• The cyclonic storm is predicted to move northwestwards and cross the Yemen-Oman coasts between Al Ghaidah (Yemen) and Salalah (Oman) on October 24.
• This very severe cyclonic storm is predicted to lash with wind speeds around 115-125 kmph.
  
  
  

Cyclones in Arabian Sea:

• The frequency of “very severe cyclonic storms” has increased in recent years over the Arabian Sea.
• A very severe cyclone is defined as one with wind speeds touching 220 kmph.