India has two cyclone seasons

The number of cyclones developing in the Bay of Bengal is much higher than that in the Arabian Sea and unlike most countries having coasts, India has two cyclone seasons, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

The first cyclone season of the year is from April to June and the second from October to December. That means most of the cyclones take place either before the monsoon season or just after it. Cyclones also take place during the monsoon season from time to time, but the number is very less

The number of cyclones developing in the Bay of Bengal is four times higher than those developed in the Arabian Sea. This makes the coastline of the Bay of Bengal much more vulnerable than the coastline of the Arabian Sea.

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