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Low Snow Persistence in Hindu Kush Himalayas
For Prelims: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Indus basins, western disturbances...
28 Jun 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Heatwaves as a Notified Disaster
For Prelims: Heatwaves, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Global Warming, Urban heat island effect, National Disaster Management Authority,...
25 Jun 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Source: BBC Why in News? Recently, a cold lava erupted at Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park in the Philippines has sent rivers of cold lava, or...
20 Jun 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Source:TH The Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE) was a period of extended and intense rainfall that occurred in the late Triassic Period (approx. 230...
03 Jun 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Cyclone Triggered Landslides in Northeast India
For Prelims: Landslides, Cyclone Remal, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Northeast region, Earthquakes, Landslide Atlas For Mains:...
01 Jun 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Advancement of the Southwest Monsoon in India
Source: TH The Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala and advanced into most parts of Northeast India, indicating the onset and progress of the...
01 Jun 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Source: IE Why in News? The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for a potential severe cyclonic storm, named Cyclone Remal,...
25 May 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Influence of Wind Shear on Hurricanes
For Prelims: Wind Shear, Hurricane, Jet streams, Temperature Inversion, Doppler Radar, LIDAR, El Nino and La Lina. For Mains: Important...
25 May 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Why in News? Recently, Auroras which are typically visible in high-latitude regions such as the North and South Poles, were observed worldwide,...
15 May 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Heat-Waves Threatens Litchi Farmers
Source: DTE Why in News? Recently, high temperatures and scorching westerly winds have created an unsuitable climate for the growing litchi fruits...
14 May 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Interplay of Heat Waves, Anticyclones and Global Warming
For Prelims: El Niño, India Meteorological Department, Heatwave, Climate change, Greenhouse Gases (GHG), For Mains: Global warming and the...
09 May 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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For prelims: Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), monsoon, Jet stream, El Nino, La Nina, cholera, typhoid, malaria, UN Framework Convention on...
09 May 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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INCOIS Study on Indian Ocean Floor Mapping
Source: TH Why in News? Recently, scientists at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) conducted a study on the mapping...
03 May 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Indian Ocean Warming Accelerates
For Prelims: Global warming, Indian Ocean, Heatwave state, Coral bleaching, Seagrass, Kelp forests, Fisheries sector, Indian Ocean Dipole...
01 May 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Earth's Ancient Magnetic Field
Source: TH Why in News? Recently, a study in the Journal of Geophysical Research by geologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and...
30 Apr 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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For Prelims: Marine cloud brightening, Coral bleaching, Global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. For Mains:...
24 Apr 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Taiwan Earthquake and Pacific Ring of Fire
For Prelims: Pacific Ring of Fire, Circum-Pacific Belt, Subduction, Tsunami, Earthquake. For Mains: Ring of Fire, Features and Causes of Frequent...
10 Apr 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Source: IE Why in News? Recently, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Royal...
08 Apr 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Source: IE Why in News? Recently, hundreds of houses have been flooded in several coastal areas of Kerala due to high sea waves named...
04 Apr 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Tropical Cyclones Need New Category
For Prelims: Tropical Cyclones Need New Category, Tropical Cyclones, Hurricanes, Saffir-Simpson (SS) Scale, Global Warming. For Mains: Tropical...
03 Apr 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
