Summary
- Cyclone ‘Remal’ has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is expected to hit between West Bengal’s Sagar Island and Bangladesh’s Khepupara on Sunday night.
- The first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season.
- Heavy rain and storm surge expected in coastal areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh.
- Scientists attribute the intensification of cyclonic storms to warmer sea surface temperatures.
