Source: The post is based on the article “Palghat Gap: A break in the Western Ghats” published in The Hindu on 16th May 2023 What is the News? The Palghat Gap in the Western Ghats is a significant break in the mountain range, measuring about 40 km wide. What is Palghat Gap? Palghat Gap is… Continue reading Palghat Gap: A break in the Western Ghats
Category: Geography in News
India to launch its own heat index next year to quantify heat hazard
Source: The post is based on the article “India to launch its own heat index next year to quantify heat hazard” published in The Hindu on 5th May 2023 What is the News? India will launch its own composite Heat Index next year to quantify the impact of heat on its population and generate impact-based… Continue reading India to launch its own heat index next year to quantify heat hazard
Geomagnetic pearl oscillations increase in the recovery phase of geomagnetic storms
Source: The post is based on the article “Geomagnetic pearl oscillations increase in the recovery phase of geomagnetic storms” published in PIB on 2nd May 2023 What is the News? Researchers have traced a very significant increase in special continuous oscillations with pearl-type structures called Geomagnetic Pc1 pearl oscillations on the surface of the Earth… Continue reading Geomagnetic pearl oscillations increase in the recovery phase of geomagnetic storms
What are seamounts?
Source: The post is based on the article “What are seamounts?” published in The Hindu on 28th April 2023 What is the News? Scientists have reported finding 19,325 new seamounts after poring through new high-resolution data. A 2011 census had already mapped 24,000 seamounts across the world’s oceans. What are Seamounts? A seamount is an… Continue reading What are seamounts?
Understanding temperature anomalies
Source: The post is based on the article “Understanding temperature anomalies” published in The Hindu on 26th April 2023 What is the News? March 2023 has been declared as the Earth’s second-warmest March since global record-keeping began in 1850. Why was March 2023 the second warmest? March 2023 was indeed the second warmest in the… Continue reading Understanding temperature anomalies
How to check relative humidity on a hot day to keep yourself cool
Source: The post is based on the article “How to check relative humidity on a hot day to keep yourself cool” published in The Hindu on 25th April 2023 What is the News? Relative humidity is a simple concept as far as weather phenomena go but it has significant, far-reaching consequences for how we must… Continue reading How to check relative humidity on a hot day to keep yourself cool
NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones
Source: The post is based on the article “NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones” published in The Hindu on 15th April 2023 What is the News? The NISAR satellite will map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity. What is the NISAR Satellite? Click Here to read What will the NISAR… Continue reading NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones
An ancient sunken ocean floor seems to lie above Earth’s core, under the mantle
Source: The post is based on the article “An ancient sunken ocean floor seems to lie above Earth’s core, under the mantle” published in Indian Express on 15th April 2023 What is the News? Geologists have discovered a new layer between the core and the mantle that is likely to be a thin but dense… Continue reading An ancient sunken ocean floor seems to lie above Earth’s core, under the mantle
Flash Droughts: As world warms, droughts coming on faster: Research
Source: The post is based on the article “As world warms, droughts coming on faster: Research” published in Indian Express on 15th April 2023 What is the News? A study has found that Flash droughts are occurring more often and with greater speed in many parts of the world due to climate change. What are… Continue reading Flash Droughts: As world warms, droughts coming on faster: Research
Himalayan plunder: How hydropower projects in the hills have increased disasters there
Source: The post is based on the article “Himalayan plunder: How hydropower projects in the hills have increased disasters there” published in The Hindu on 6th April 2023 What is the News? There has been an increase in hydro projects in the Himalayas despite the fact that they are prone to landslides and earthquakes. About… Continue reading Himalayan plunder: How hydropower projects in the hills have increased disasters there
