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Detailed explanation-1: -Emnati then underwent a lengthy eyewall replacement cycle, which strongly weakened the storm as it moved closer to Madagascar. Eventually, it weakened back to a category 1-equivalent cyclone before making landfall in the country. Intense Tropical Cyclone Emnati at peak intensity on 20 February.

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: -India, Sri Lanka - Tropical cyclone MANDOUS, update (GDACS, JTWC, IMD, NDMI) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 December 2022) Tropical cyclone MANDOUS continued north-west over the south-western Bay of Bengal on 8 December, toward south-eastern India and far off northern Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thereafter, storm rapidly weakened into a cyclonic storm on May 11. At 12:00 UTC it further degenerated into a deep depression as made landfall in Indian State of Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -With Cyclone Asani – a name given by Sri Lanka that means ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese – formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday morning and hurtling towards the east coast, the same question pops up again.