June 2022 research article by Rathore et al analyses how a strong #Marine #HeatWave in May 2020 in the western #Bay of #Bengal facilitated the rapid intensification of #tropical #cyclone #Amphan to a #SuperCyclone in just 24 hours.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2022.861477/full

72 dead in Bengal after #CycloneAmphan

Watch the full discussion with SN Pradhan, DG, NDRF here: https://youtu.be/R9NNrpXb-4M

#CycloneAmphanUpdate #SuperCyclone #CyclonicStormAMPHAN