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Cyclone 'Tauktae' was named by

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Cyclone 'Tauktae' was named by Myanmar [1]. The name 'Tauktae' (pronounced Tau’te) is a Burmese word meaning 'gecko', a highly vocal lizard . Tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean, including the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, are named by the RSMC New Delhi based on a list contributed by 13 member countries of the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones [2]. Myanmar is one of these member countries and contributed 'Tauktae' as part of the new list adopted in April 2020 [4]. Tauktae was a powerful tropical cyclone that formed in the Arabian Sea in May 2021, eventually making landfall in Gujarat as an extremely severe cyclonic storm . The naming system ensures clear communication and identification of storms across the region [2].

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  1. [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 26: Tropical Cyclones > Northern Indian Ocean Region > p. 377
  2. [2] https://mausam.imd.gov.in/backend/assets/press_release_pdf/Press_Release_Names_of_Tropical_Cyclones_28042020.pdf
  3. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Tauktae
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