Source: The post is based on the article “Cyclone Biparjoy: What is the ‘landfall’ of a cyclone?” published in Indian Express on 16th June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the “landfall” of a cyclone?3 What is the damage caused by a cyclone’s landfall?4 How long does a landfall last? What is the… Continue reading Cyclone Biparjoy: What is the ‘landfall’ of a cyclone?
Category: Geography in News
Mizoram’s Chite Lui River is crying for help
Source: The post is based on the article “Mizoram’s Chite Lui River is crying for help” published in Down To Earth on 15th June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Chite Lui River?3 What are the major threats faced by the Chite Lui River?4 What are the efforts made to save the… Continue reading Mizoram’s Chite Lui River is crying for help
What is El Nino and how it impacts the monsoon
Source: The post is based on the article “What is El Nino and how it impacts the monsoon” published in The Hindu on 13th June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is El Nino?3 How does El Nino impact the Monsoon?4 About El Nino and Climate Change What is the News? Any discussion on… Continue reading What is El Nino and how it impacts the monsoon
What is Cyclone Biparjoy and how was it named?
Source: The post is based on the article “What is Cyclone Biparjoy and how was it named?” published in Indian Express on 12th June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 How did Cyclone Biparjoy get its name, and how are cyclones named?3 How are Cyclones named?4 Is it not rare for cyclones to develop in… Continue reading What is Cyclone Biparjoy and how was it named?
Cyclone’s effect on monsoon onset
Source: The post is based on the article “Cyclone’s effect on monsoon onset” published in The Hindu on 9th June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the factors which affect the Monsoons?3 How Monsoon and cyclone patterns are shifting?4 What is the recent Cyclone’s effect on monsoon?5 How cyclone’s effect on monsoon has impacted the prediction of… Continue reading Cyclone’s effect on monsoon onset
What is the ‘onset’ of the monsoon, and why the delayed onset is not necessarily bad news
Source: The post is based on the article “What is the ‘onset’ of the monsoon, and why the delayed onset is not necessarily bad news” published in the Indian Express on 9th June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is meant by the “onset of the monsoon” over the Kerala coast?3 What are the IMD defined conditions for… Continue reading What is the ‘onset’ of the monsoon, and why the delayed onset is not necessarily bad news
100s of Aravali hillocks flattened, sandstorms reaching Delhi-NCR: Study
Source: The post is based on the article “100s of Aravali hillocks flattened, sandstorms reaching Delhi-NCR: Study” published in The Times of India on 5th June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 About the report on Aravali Hillocks3 What are the findings of the study on Aravali hillocks?4 What are the impacts of disappeared Aravali hillocks?5 What… Continue reading 100s of Aravali hillocks flattened, sandstorms reaching Delhi-NCR: Study
Records from lake sediments of Indus River Valley in Ladakh help reconstruct climate variation 19 to 6 thousand years ago
Source: The post is based on the article “Records from lake sediments of Indus River Valley in Ladakh help reconstruct climate variation 19 to 6 thousand years ago” published in PIB on 31st May 2023 What is the News? A study has arrived at a conclusion that the cold desert of Ladakh saw a period… Continue reading Records from lake sediments of Indus River Valley in Ladakh help reconstruct climate variation 19 to 6 thousand years ago
Shrinking snow cover continues to haunt Himachal Pradesh
Source: The post is based on the article “Shrinking snow cover continues to haunt Himachal Pradesh” published in The Hindu on 29th May 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 About the research on shrinking snow cover in Himachal Pradesh3 What are the findings of the research on shrinking snow cover in Himachal Pradesh?4 What is the importance of snow cover… Continue reading Shrinking snow cover continues to haunt Himachal Pradesh
Key climate threshold likely to be breached in 5 years: UN
Source: The post is based on the article “Key climate threshold likely to be breached in 5 years: UN” published in The Hindu on 18th May 2023 What is the News? According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report, global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by… Continue reading Key climate threshold likely to be breached in 5 years: UN
