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'''Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan''' ({{IPAc-en|'|ʌ|m|.|p|ʌ|n|}} {{respell|um|pun}}) was an extremely powerful and catastrophic [[tropical cyclone]] that caused widespread damage in [[Eastern India]], specifically in [[West Bengal]] and [[Odisha]], and in [[Bangladesh]], in May 2020. It was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the [[Ganges Delta]]. It was a rare cyclone that lashed northern Bangladesh from [[Rajshahi]] to [[Rangpur, Bangladesh|Rangpur]] in the early hours of 21 May with strong winds. It caused severe damage to mango production of [[Rajshahi]] and [[Rangpur, Bangladesh|Rangpur]]. It was also the fourth super cyclone that hit [[West Bengal]] and [[Kolkata]] since 2015 as well as being one of the strongest storms to impact the area.<ref>1. Kumar S, Lal P, Kumar A. Influence of Super Cyclone “Amphan” in the Indian Subcontinent amid COVID-19 Pandemic. Remote SeSyst Sci [Internet]. 2021 Jun 12 [cited 2021 Jun 13]; Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41976-021-00048-z
</ref><ref name="strongest">{{Cite news|title=Amphan: Cyclone wreaks deadly havoc in India and Bangladesh|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52734259|date=20 May 2020|work=BBC News|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref><ref>*{{Cite news|title=Super Cyclonic Storm #Amphan is the 1st SUCS in the Bay of Bengal since the 1999 Odisha Super Cyclone|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amphan-transforming-into-super-cyclone-first-after-deadly-1999-super-cyclone-in-bay-of-bengal/story-12vMmByNipIQwibsJwHJIO.html|first1=Jayashree|last1=Nandi|first2=Joydeep|last2=Thakur|date=18 May 2020|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=19 May 2020|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518232122/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amphan-transforming-into-super-cyclone-first-after-deadly-1999-super-cyclone-in-bay-of-bengal/story-12vMmByNipIQwibsJwHJIO.html|url-status=live}}
*{{Cite news|title=Cyclone 'Amphan' LIVE updates: Second super cyclone after 1999, moving with wind speed of 200-240 kmph, says IMD|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cyclone-amphan-live-updates-second-super-cyclone-after-1999-moving-with-wind-speed-of-200-240-kmph-says-imd-2825274|first=Joydeep|last=Bose|date=19 May 2020|publisher=DNA India|access-date=19 May 2020|archive-date=23 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523175416/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cyclone-amphan-live-updates-second-super-cyclone-after-1999-moving-with-wind-speed-of-200-240-kmph-says-imd-2825274|url-status=live}}</ref> Causing over US$13 billion of damage, Amphan is also the costliest cyclone ever recorded in the [[North Indian Ocean]], surpassing the record held by [[Cyclone Nargis]] of 2008.<ref name="Billion_damage">{{Cite news|last1=Sud|first1=Vedika|last2=Rajaram|first2=Prema|title=Cyclone Amphan caused an estimated $13.2 billion in damage in India's West Bengal: government source|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/22/weather/cyclone-amphan-damage-intl-hnk/index.html|date=22 May 2020|publisher=CNN|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>
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