Malthusian trap Subject : Geography What is Malthusian trap? The Malthusian trap or Malthusian check refers to the theory that as the human population grows there is increasing pressure on earth’s resources, which in turn acts as a check on the further rise in population. It is named after English economist Thomas Malthus […]
A ‘nightmare’ for forecasters: Here’s why hurricanes are getting stronger, faster Subject :Geography Context: As Earth’s climate warms, more storms are undergoing rapid intensification, growing quickly from relatively weak tropical storms to Category 3 or higher hurricanes in under 24 hours, sometimes stunning forecasters and giving residents little time to prepare. For example, […]
Jaldoot- Govt. app to capture data on groundwater levels Subject : Geography Context- With the rapidly declining water table threatening to push many regions into drought, the Union government launched a mobile application — Jaldoot— jointly developed by the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ministries to monitor the groundwater levels across the country. […]
Neelakurinji Subject: Geography Context: The mass blooming of the Strobilantheskunthiana, known commonly as the neelakurinji, gave the Nilgiris (the blue mountains) its iconic name as the slopes were covered once in 12 years by the mass blooming of the shrub. For some tribals, who were the first settlers of Kodaikanal, the bloom helped them to calculate their age — […]
World Rivers Day 2022: the three most famous rivers of India Subject: Geography Introduction- Celebrated in every fourth Sunday of September, this year World Rivers Day will be celebrated on September 25. India is the city of rivers starting with its civilisation from the Indus river flowing through the hills of the Himalayas, […]
Churn under sea: Can increase in seafloor spreading speed up global warming Subject: Geography Introduction– During Miocene Climatic Optimum (MCO) period (14-17 Million years ago), temperatures soared (around 10°C higher than today) and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels rose to 1,000 parts per million (PPM) against the current 419 PPM, leading to the disappearance […]