What are tropical cyclones and super cyclones?

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Super cyclone Amphan left at least 80 dead in West Bengal and over 45 lakh affected in Odisha. It is the strongest storm to have formed in the Bay of Bengal since the Super Cyclone of 1999 that ravaged Paradip in Odisha. 
Cyclones gain their energy from the heat and moisture generated from warm ocean surfaces. This year, the Bay of Bengal has posted record summer temperatures. Researchers have said this is a fall-out of global warming from fossil fuel emissions that has been heating up oceans.
The life cycle of a tropical cyclone can last from a few days to as long as three weeks. This depends on the heat energy gathered from its source—the ocean. 
Tropical cyclones are known by various names - such as hurricanes and typhoons - in different parts of the world. 
A tropical cyclone generates winds that exceed 119 km (74 miles) per hour, while super cyclones have wind speeds that cross 220km per hour.
They are "multi-hazard" occurrences where strong winds cause physical damage, and tidal waves and heavy rains cause flooding.
Tropical cyclones in the seas are a typical feature of the summer months and play a role in aiding the arrival of the monsoon. But warming around India is no longer restricted to just the Bay of Bengal but also the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. 
This makes storm prediction less reliable as well as disrupting monsoon patterns. Meteorologists say the worst places for storm surges tend to be shallow, concave bays. In these bays, water, pushed by the strong winds of a tropical cyclone, gets concentrated or funneled as the storm moves up the bay.
Only a handful of storms in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal achieve the level of super cyclone, about one occurs every 10 years.
According to a list maintained by Weather Underground, 26 of the 35 deadliest tropical cyclones recorded have occurred in the Bay of Bengal .
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Amphan has destroyed everything in our locality, north 24 parganas.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Here is no electricity, water.
Please pray for us.

suklapaul
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One question for sure in upsc cse prelims2020.

shikhar
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Coriolis force also work in tropical storm

Mr.Neelesh_Saha_
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The Strongest in the world was Super Cyclone Goni which landfall at Catanduanes Philippines of November 2020 i think, 195mph or 380kph was the max wind

mtvmarkadotv
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This is the first time I am seeing non biased report from good old HINDU. unfortunately it may end sooner than this goes to the comment box!!!

vijayakrishna
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Very well explained in 2 min..
Thnq hindu...
Be continue.. it..and try to make more video on daily basis...

SachinVerma-plwi
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Basic explanation:
a storm forms in 2 areas, arabian sea and bay of bengal. coriolis effect concentrates clouds in one area and forms a depression, warm sea temperatures and low shear would make perfect conditions for the depression to intensify to super cyclonic storm power.
IMD splits storm categories
Cyclonic Storm 40mph -> 50mph
Severe Cyclonic Storm 60mph -> 70mph
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 75mph -> 120mph
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm 125mph -> 150mph
*Super Cyclonic Storm* 155mph -> infinity
there, basic summary

fsn
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This is the first Category 5 Cyclone since Phailin (2013), and the first Super Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal since 1999

astradiayt
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people of Tamil nadu : December & November ah nenacha eppave kannu kattuthey !!🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

vijayaraja
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i think hudhud made more destruction than Amphan

RameshKumar-rtxb
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Shallow concave bays? Please elaborate!!

tw
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Cyclone Kya Hota Hai Hum Odisha Waalo Se Pucho

amitkumarrout
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It is almost certain that WB, Odisha, Kerela, Maharashtra will be flooded every year. Yet disaster resilient infra is not even in election manifesto. Anant Singh has rightly said la*da ka sarkar hai.

SillyMidOnn
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Tropical cyclones aid in the arrival of monsoon.. @ 1:14 .. Is it true..??

aurahahaha
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madum u r voice is good and super explination madum

manukondumadhuri
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few more facts:
-> Coriolis force gives cyclones their spiral appearance.
-> Tropical Cyclones occur when the windspeed is more than 60 km/hr ( NOT 119 km/hr ).
-> Wind shear caused Amphan to weaken as it neared WB coast.
-> Tropical cyclones are yearly occurrences during the Pre and Post monsoon period.
-> Odisha faces most of the tropical cyclones that occur in Bay of Bengal.

cool-ejem