India, Oct. 27 -- As Cyclone Arnab intensifies over the Bay of Bengal, weather authorities and coastal states remain on high alert. Beyond the immediate tracking updates and emergency warnings lies a structured international protocol that determines how these major weather systems are named. Cyclones aren't named at random, nor are their titles chosen based on where they are expected to make landfall.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a social media post stated that 'Arnab', pronounced as Ornab, has turned into a "very Severe Cyclonic Storm."

In a tweet shared at 2:50 am on October 27, the climate-monitoring agency said, "It is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards till evening of 27th October and thereafter, it...