Bhubaneswar and Cuttack experience cooler days, warmer nights Subject :Geography Section: Physical (Climatology) Context: A recent study by researchers from the School of Earth Ocean and Climate Sciences at IIT Bhubaneswar has found that increased urbanisation of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack has led to increased land surface temperature in the last 20 years (2001-2020). […]
El Nino: How the climate pattern may prolong food inflation Subject: geography Section: Physical geography Climatology Context: The latest El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, threatening floods in some areas of the world and droughts in others. Previous disruptive weather patterns cost the global economy trillions and stoked inflation. El-Nino phenomenon: El Nino, […]
Warming oceans challenge Arabian Sea cyclone forecasts Subject: geography Section: Physical geography Climatology Context: The data suggest that it takes more time for the agency to accurately forecast the trajectory of storms that originate in the Arabian Sea, than those in the Bay of Bengal. Details: Historically, most cyclones around India tend to […]
What is ‘fish kill’ and why it happens Subject: geography Section: Physical geography Climatology Context: Thousands of dead fish washed up on multiple beaches in southeast Texas, USA. Details: Among the dead fish covering the shores were mostly menhaden but there were also some sharks, trout, bass, catfish and stingrays. Fish kill phenomenon: […]
Landfall of a cyclone Subject : GEOGRAPHY Section: Physical geography Context: The Landfall process of cyclone Biporjoy is continuing and by midnight it will be completely over the land. Part of the eye (of the cyclone) is over the land,” the IMD said. What is the landfall of a cyclone? Landfall is the […]
Global warming breaches 1.5°C threshold in summer for 1st time Subject: GEOGRAPHY Section: Physical geography Context: For the first few days of June, global mean temperatures were more than 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial averages, the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) said, making this the first time the 1.5 […]