Cyclone Yass: Name & Meaning

Cyclone Yass: Name & Meaning And Which Country Named It !!!  

After severe cyclonic storm Tauktae on the west coast, Cyclone Yaas is  hitting the east coast of Odisha and West Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. After Cyclone Tauktae, another cyclonic storm is likely to hit the eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal is intensify into a cyclonic storm and strike the Odisha-West Bengal coast on Wednesday 26May2021 named Yaas.

The cyclone names are given by countries on a rotational basis. Yaas got its name from Oman. The word ‘Yass’ has its origin in the Persian language and means Jasmin in English. Yaas is often misspelled as Yass or Yash. However, it is pronounced as ‘Yass’.

If the speed of a cyclone is more than 34 nautical miles per hour then the authoritative agency used to gives a special name. World Meteorological Weather Organization and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia Pacific started the task of preparing names for impending cyclonic storms with suggestions from its member countries in 2000. India along with 12 other nations like Bangladesh, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Suadi Arabia, UAE are part of the panel.