Disasters in News 2019-2020

 


 🔆Cyclone   
Nisarga
Arabian Sea.  Bangladesh has given the name ‘Nisarga’.
 
Cyclone Amphan  formed over the Bay of Bengal that has intensified turned into a “super  
cyclonic storm (maximum wind speed is 224 kmph)”.
It has been named by Thailand.

Cyclone  Kyarr
Northern Indian Ocean’s Arabian  Sea  



cyclone maha
1. A depression that developed in the Comorin Sea (near the southernmost end of India) has intensified  into a cyclonic storm, named ‘Maha’. The name has been given by Oman.

Cyclone  Vayu
Cyclone Vayu, named by India2. It impacted Saurastra of Gujarat.
 
Hikka - Arabian Sea Name  given by the Maldives.

🔆Forest Fires
Amazone and Australia forest fire...in india bandipur forest fire..

🔆Locust

👆 Reason-> Positive indian ocean dipole

 Names of the locusts reported in India are:
1. Desert locust  
2. Migratory locust  
3. Bombay Locust  
4. Tree locust

Melathion used as a pesticide 



🔆Chemical Disasters

Vizag Gas  Leak- Styrene

Beirut Blasts-ammonium nitrate


🔆Oil Spills in news
Mauritius Oil Spill

Brazilian Oil Spill

Russian Oil Spill➡️
The oil has been discharged into Ambarnaya river. The  
river is part of a network that flows into the  environmentally sensitive Arctic Ocean

Assam Oil accident



🔆Biological Hazards- COVID-19