Tropical Cyclone Hazard to Mumbai in the Recent Historical Climate

• Published in: Monthly weather review Vol. 147; no. 7; pp. 2355 - 2366
• Main Authors: Sobel, Adam H., Lee, Chia-Ying, Camargo, Suzana J., Mandli, Kyle T., Emanuel, Kerry A., Mukhopadhyay, Parthasarathi, Mahakur, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington American Meteorological Society 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Archives & records; Climate change; Climatology; Cyclones; Datasets; Environmental conditions; Hurricane winds; Hurricanes; Sea level; Sea level changes; Sea level rise; Storm surges; Storms; Tropical climate; Tropical cyclones; Weather hazards; Wind; Wind speed; Winds; Arabian Sea; Mumbai India; India

The hazard to the city of Mumbai, India, from a possible severe tropical cyclone under the recent historical climate is considered. The authors first determine, based on a review of primary sources, that the Bombay Cyclone of 1882, documented in a number of print and Internet sources and claimed to...