Tropical storms and cyclones(Bay of Bengal)

Tropical storms and cyclones

Cyclone Sidr at its peak nearBangladesh

Aerial view of the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis in Burma

A tropical storm with rotating winds blowing at speeds of 74 miles (119 kilometres) per hour are called cyclones when they originate over the Bay of Bengal; they are hurricanes in the Atlantic.^[16] Between 100,000 and 500,000 residents of East Pakistan (Bangladesh) were killed because of the 1970 Bhola cyclone.

• 2008, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis
• 2007, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr
• 2006, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Mala
• 2006, September Typhoon Xangsane
• 2004, November Typhoon Muifa
• 2002, May Tropical Cyclone 2B
• 1991, April Bangladesh cyclone
• 1989, November Typhoon Gay
• 1985, May Tropical Storm One (1B)
• 1982, April Cyclone One (1B)
• 1982, May Tropical Storm Two (2B)
• 1982, October Tropical Storm Three (3B)
• 1981, December Cyclone Three (3B)
• 1980, October Tropical Storm One (1B)
• 1980, December Unknown Storm Four (4B)
• 1980, December Tropical Storm Five (5B)
• 1971, Cyclone Orissa
• 1970, November Bhola cyclone