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Research has suggested ‘Cyclones’ in the Persian Gulf as side effect of the climate change. The shallow, warm waters of the Persian Gulf may see tropical cyclones soon. For the first time, the Persian Gulf will have the risk of tropical cyclones. It is a threat to cities like Doha or Dubai, which are not prepared for big storm surges, a US study said.

Persian Gulf has never seen cyclones before. The study in the journal Nature Climate Change revealed that the shallow and warm waters of the Persian Gulf might generate the storms in future. This is a major side effect of global warming. As per the report, two places where cyclones occurred i.e. Tampa in Florida and Cairns in Australia are increasingly vulnerable to extreme storms this century.

Ning Lin lead author of Princeton University told to Reuters that, "You can't always rely on history to predict the future.”

“For the Persian Gulf the probability of cyclones is very low but ... if you build a nuclear power plant you have to consider these things," she said.

For instance, once in every 1,000 years, a storm surge of 1.9 meters height is expected in Dubai based on recent climate warming. Scientists estimated a storm surge of 4 meters once in 10,000 years.

-Sumana