Biparjoy, which formed into a cyclonic storm on June 6, is expected to hit the Kutch coast after having existed as a cyclone over the Arabian Sea for nearly 10 days. This makes it one of the longest lasting cyclones to impact India in recent decades.

It has been reported that cyclonic storms over the Arabian Sea are becoming more frequent and severe under the influence of global warming.The same study also found that cyclones were persisting for longer periods in Arabian Sea, increasing the chances of moresevere storms.There has been an 80% increase in duration of cyclones in the Arabian Sea in the last four decades, with the duration of very severe cyclones having increased by 260%, said the 2021 study, “Changing status of tropical cyclones in the north Indian Ocean”, by scientists at Pune’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.

“Longer duration of a cyclone impacts the number of fishing days in the open sea. Such fishing usually takes place in the pre- and post-monsoon months. Higher frequency and longer duration of cyclones during this period reduces the number of fishing days, hitting livelihoods,” said Roxy Mathew Koll from IITM, one of the authors of the study.