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Cyclone Phailin
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Cyclone Idai
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Cyclone Hudhud
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Cyclone Nilofar
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Detailed explanation-1: -Moderate Tropical Storm Ana was a deadly tropical cyclone that affected the African nations of Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique and the third-deadliest tropical cyclone in 2022 thus far, after the Western Pacific Tropical Storm Megi and Cyclone Batsirai (with the latter impacting Madagascar two weeks after Ana).
Detailed explanation-2: -These include the names Nisarga, Gati, Nivar, Burevi, Tauktae, Yaas, Gulab, Shaheen, Jawad, Asani and Sitrang. And now, Mandous - a name suggested by the United Arab Emirates - is the next in line. The previous cyclone, dubbed Sitrang, had impacted India’s eastern coast during the 2022 Diwali week late in October.
Detailed explanation-3: -From the history books, the following tropical cyclones made landfall and hit southern Africa: Eline (2000), Favio (2007), Dineo (2017), Idai (2019), Kenneth (2019), Eliose (2021), and Chalane (2020).
Detailed explanation-4: -The strongest storm to form was Typhoon Nanmadol, with maximum 10-minute sustained wind speeds of 195 km/h (120 mph) and a minimum pressure of 910 hPa (26.87 inHg).