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India Faces Dual Threat: El Niño and Cyclone 'Arnab' Loom, Heavy Rains Predicted Across States.
- •India is confronting a dual weather threat: a historically strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean and the potential formation of Cyclone 'Arnab' in the Bay of Bengal.
- •A low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a depression by September 21 and a deep depression by September 22, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to coastal states.
- •IMD has issued warnings for extremely heavy rainfall in South Odisha and North Coastal Andhra Pradesh on September 23 and 24, with winds potentially reaching up to 75 kmph.
- •Numerous states, including Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra, are forecast to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall until September 26.
- •While monsoon withdrawal has begun, the active low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal could increase rainfall in eastern and central India, leading to a new spell of rain in several states.
Key Questions Answered
India currently faces two major weather threats: a historically strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean, which raises the possibility of drought and famine-like conditions, and a strengthening low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal that could potentially develop into Cyclone Arnab.
The low-pressure system is expected to intensify into a depression on September 21 and a deep depression on September 22, moving west-northwestwards to reach near the North Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha coasts by the morning of September 23.
South Odisha and North Coastal Andhra Pradesh are expected to experience extremely heavy rainfall at isolated locations on September 23 and 24, while South Chhattisgarh may also experience extremely heavy rainfall on September 24 due to the weather system.
