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Cyclone Asna

September 4 , 2024 21 hrs 0 min 20 0
  • Cyclone Asna has formed over the Kutch coast in Gujarat and adjoining areas of Pakistan.
  • This cyclonic storm is a rare land-originating one in August and headed to the Arabian Sea.
  • This is the first cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea in August since 1976.
  • The name Asna, which means “the one to be acknowledged or praised”, has been given by Pakistan.
  • Between 1891 and 2023, only three cyclonic storms formed in the Arabian Sea in August (in 1976, 1964, and 1944).

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