In 2014 and 2015, post-monsoon extremely severe cyclonic storms (ESCS)—defined by the WMO as tropical storms with lifetime maximum winds greater than 46 m s−1—were first observed over the Arabian Sea (ARB), causing widespread damage. However, it is unknown to what extent this abrupt increase in post-monsoon ESCSs can be linked to anthropogenic warming, natural variability, or stochastic behaviour.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/increasing-frequency-extremely-severe-cyclonic-storms-over-arabian-sea
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hiroyuki-murakami
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gabriel-vecchi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/seth-underwood
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/storms
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arabian-sea
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cyclones
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-ocean
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming