Cyclone Dana: 7 Critical Impacts Causing Serious Weather Concerns in Bihar

Bihar is in headlines for the chances of getting affected by the cyclonic storm dana. Cyclone Dana is a cyclonic storm that occurs in the eastern coastline of India and Bihar is a state located in the East India. Although cyclone dana generally affects the states of Odisha and West Bengal from its cyclonic storm, but this time the cyclone dana is currently leading to a matter of concern in context to affecting the state of Bihar and cities situated in Bihar from its cyclonic storm. 

What isCyclone Dana?

Cyclone - Dana is a kind of tropical cyclonic storm which is basically a low-pressure weather system that rotates the weather system with winds, spiraling them into strong winds, leading to thunderstorms. It mostly forms above the oceans leading to strong waves and heavy rainfall. The cyclonic storm of the cyclone dana rotates in the anticlockwise direction. The reason of the causing of the cyclone-dana is because of the atmospheric conditions and oceanic conditions, leading to affecting and impacting the coastal regions especially the eastern coastline of India. 

Deteriorating Weather of Bihar

The current weather of Bihar is severe as the temperature is dripping and deteriorating a bit rapidly, leading to 10° or 11° degrees by evening or night. The cold wave in Bihar has already risen and there are speculations of cyclone dana occurring its cyclonic storm in Bihar. Bihar is one of the largest states by population because of the state’s ranking of 14th number in India’s largest states, comprising of more than two hundred cities, towns and districts. It will be a big deal and a huge matter of fact if so many cities will be suffering from the deteriorating of weather, leading to climate change, which will further impact in causing winter illnesses.

Impact of “Cyclone Dana” on Bihar

The impact of cyclonic storm caused by cyclone-dana majorly affects Bihar and has several impacts on Bihar, which includes:

• Bihar is already experiencing alerts for rising cold waves and the coming of cyclone-dana.
• Just by the beginning of cyclone-dana, although it has not yet reached Bihar, Bihar is already experiencing rainfalls moderately.
• Already the weather of Bihar is deteriorating, now experiencing rain along with cold waves will make the weather conditions of Bihar even more severe.
• The crop cultivation of Bihar is estimated to 7.95 million hectares of the gross cultivated area which can be affected by the frequent rainfalls caused by the cyclone dana.
• The strong spiraling winds of the cyclonic storm of the cyclone-dana also leads to disruption in the connectivity of mobile networks.
• The cyclonic storm of the cyclone - dana also leads to the causing of landslides and unstable grounds filled with puddles on the surface of roads.
• The crops during crop cultivation can get damaged due to increase in the amount of waterlogging caused because of the cyclone -dana.
• The cyclone dana can also cause interruptions in the mode of transport by cancellations of modes of commutation like flights.
• The high and strong spiraling winds caused by the cyclonic storm of the cyclone - dana can additionally lead to the power outrage of electricity and cause problems like shortage of electricity.

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