SciencePhoto: News18Cyclone Murasu Named After Tamil Word Proposed by Indian Meteorologist
Cyclone Murasu, named after a Tamil word, formed over the Bay of Bengal. The name was proposed by P. Puviarasan, former Director of the Weather Forecasting Division at Chennai Meteorological Centre and current head of Karnataka Meteorological Centre. The India Meteorological Department oversees cyclone naming in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea under a regional system involving 13 countries, with names assigned in a fixed sequence.
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