Tropical Storms and Cyclones
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. Between 100,000 and 500,000 residents of Bangladesh were killed because of the 1970 Bhola cyclone.
- 2012, Cyclone Nilam
- 2011, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Thane
- 2010, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Giri
- 2008, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis
- 2007, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr
- 2006, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Mala
- 1999, Super Cyclonic Storm 05B
- 1991, Super Cyclonic Storm 02B
- 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)
- 1977, Andhra Pradesh Cyclone (6B)
- 1971, Cyclone Orissa
- 1970, November Bhola cyclone
- The Calcutta cyclone of 1864: caused a storm surge of 40 feet. Barometer 28.025 inches of mercury. 50,000 direct deaths and 30,000 from disease.
- The Backergunge cyclone of 1876: 10 to 30 or 40 feet storm surge. 100,000 direct deaths and 100,000 indirect from disease.
- The False Point cyclone of 1885: 22 feet of storm surge. Barometer 27.135 inches of mercury.
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