Polar Vortex Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: Chilly weather in Asia is due to the same phenomenon that brought extreme cold to the US last month. More on the News: It has been a cold January in Asia—from China, Japan, and the Korean Peninsula where heavy snow and blizzards temporarily shut down highways, […]
Researchers offer tips to save Kerala’s sinking island – Munroe Thuruthu Island Subject: Geography Section: Climate A study conducted by the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS) has revealed anthropogenic interventions as the main reason for the plight of Munroe Thuruthu residents, Kerala’s first set of climate refugees. Munroe Thuruthu Island Munroe […]
Karewas Subject :Geography Section: Indian Physical geography Context: Nourishing soils of Kashmir’s karewas crumble under infrastructure. About Karewas: Karewas are alluvial deposits of different soil and sediments such as sand, clay, silt, shale, mud, lignite and loess. Geologist Godwin-Austen first used the term karewas in the year 1859. The karewas of Kashmir occupy […]
Four possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023 Subject: Geography Section: Physical Geography Context: It’s possible that Earth’s rising temperature will temporarily exceed the 1.5°C threshold of the Paris agreement some time after the peak of the El Niño in 2024. More on the News: Every two to seven years, the equatorial […]
Pune researchers discover rare low-basalt plateau with 76 plant species in Western Ghats Subject: Geography Section: Indian Physical Geography Context: Researchers from Pune have discovered a low-level basalt plateau, an isolated flat-topped steep hill, in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra. More on the News: Scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune […]
Earth’s inner core rotating slower: study Subject : Geography Section :Geomorphology Context: The spin of Earth’s inner core may have slowed, with the heart of the planet now rotating at a slightly more sluggish clip than the layers above, Concept : The planet’s solid inner core might rotate at a different rate than […]