We all received an alert being in the Western part of India, that a cyclone named 'Biparjoy' is forming in Arabian Sea which will affect the weather in Western Mainland of India. This is the second storm of 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The cyclone, which may intensify into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, carries a fitting name as "Biparjoy," pronounced as 'Biporjoy' in Bangla, meaning "disaster" comes from Bangladesh. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) mandates the naming of cyclones to prevent confusion. The responsibility for naming cyclones in South and Southeast Asian countries lies with the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which compiled a list of 169 names in 2020 contributed by 13 nations. Biparjoy marks the transition to List 2 after exhausting all names from List 1. This Regional Specializ

Author-Dr.Aishwarya Nair