The intensity of cyclone Nilofar has decreased drastically but it still might cause gusty wind and heavy rainfall in the coastal areas of Pakistan.
The cyclone that started developing in the northwest Arabian Sea five to seven days ago attracted a lot of attention because of its feminine name and it seems the trend will continue for the next cyclones.
As part of the WMO body, each country is asked to give eight names for the cyclones in the future. These names are then given to the storms, as they hit shores, from six alphabetically arranged lists on rotation. Interestingly enough, all names except one submitted by Pakistan, are feminine names like Nargis, Vardah, Nilam, Bulbul, Titli and the current one Nilofar.
According to World Meteorological Department, the next storm would be named ‘Priya’ by Sri lanka.
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