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Climate of India in 2020
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- The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recently released its Statement on Climate of India during 2020.
- IMD mainly monitors formation of cyclones and issues warnings to the Northern Indian Ocean region.
- The Northern Indian Ocean including Malacca Straits, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Persian Gulf.
- According to IMD, 2020 was the eight warmest year on record since 1901.
- The past decade, 2019-20 was the warmest decade on record.
- Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were the hardest hit states due to adverse weather.
- Thunderstorm and Lightning caused 815 deaths in India during 2020.
- The annual mean land surface air temperature averaged over India during 2020 was above normal.
- According to the World Meteorological Organization, the Global mean surface temperature anomaly was recorded as +1.2 degrees Celsius.
- The rainfall as a whole during South West Monsoon was above normal.
- It was 109% of the Long Period Average calculated between 1961 and 2010.
- There were five cyclones formed in the North Indian Ocean in 2020.
- They were amphan, burevi, nisarga, nivar and gati.
- Of these cyclones, Nisarga and Gati formed over Arabian Sea and the remaining formed in Bay of Bengal.
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