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  • Lightning

    Source: DTE  Why in News?   India witnessed a 184% surge in lightning deaths during March-April 2025 across 12 states compared to...

    26 Apr 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Cloudburst, Landslide, and Flash Flood

    Source: IE  Why in News?   Torrential rain in Ramban tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir has caused casualties, significant infrastructure...

    21 Apr 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Perspective: World Water Day 2025 | Glacier Preservation & Water Management

    For Prelims: World Water Day, Glaciers, Global Warming, Climate Change, Water Cycle, Sea level Rise, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus, Permafrost Thaw,...

    27 Mar 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Impact of Cloud Band on Monsoon

    Source: TH  Why in News?   A study by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) highlights that the strength of a monsoon cloud band...

    26 Mar 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Micro-Lightning and Origin of Life

    Source: Stanford  Why in News?  A Stanford University study suggests that micro-lightning i.e. tiny electrical discharges within water...

    20 Mar 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Wallace Line

    Source: TH  Why in News?  In the 19th century, Alfred Wallace observed a change in species composition between Asia and Australia. This...

    05 Mar 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Neotethys Oceanic Plate and Tectonic Movements

    For Prelims: Neotethys oceanic plate, Zagros Mountains, Arabian and Eurasian continental plates, Plate Tectonics Theory, Continent...

    19 Feb 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Deccan Volcanism and Movement of Indian Plate

    For Prelims: Tropical Flora, Volcanism, Indian Plate, Mass Extinctions, ITCZ, Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) Mass Extinction, Tropical Rainforests,...

    16 Jan 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • La Nina: Impacts, Mechanisms, and Predictions

    For Prelims: La Nina, Pacific Ocean, El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Trade Winds, Monsoon, Palm Oil Production, Oceanic Nino Index.  For...

    11 Jan 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Climate Change and African Easterly Waves

    Source: DTE  Why in News?   A study published in Communications Earth & Environment predicts that climate change will increase...

    09 Jan 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Ninetyeast Ridge

    For Prelims: Ninetyeast Ridge, Indian Ocean, Natural disasters,  Bay of Bengal, Submarine volcanism, Seamounts, Early warning systems, Tectonic...

    09 Dec 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Ocean Currents

    For Prelims: Waves, Tides, Ocean currents, Coriolis effect, Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), Monsoon, Gulf Stream,  Kuroshio Current,...

    28 Nov 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Dinosaurs and UNESCO Global Geoparks Tag

    For Prelims: Geological Survey of India, UNESCO Global Geoparks, Cretaceous period, Mongolian Gobi Desert, Geo Heritage Sites, Landforms, Mountain...

    15 Nov 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Lightning Rods and Lightning Strikes

    Source: TH The frequency and intensity of lightning strikes are rising globally, driven by climate change- induced increases in temperatures and...

    14 Nov 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Landfall of a Cyclone

    Source: IE  Recently, Cyclone Dana made landfall in Odisha.  Landfall is the event of a tropical cyclone moving from water onto land,...

    29 Oct 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Cyclone Dana

    For Prelims: Cyclone Dana, Bhitarkanika National Park, Storm Surges, North Indian Ocean Region, Monsoon, Atmosphere, Cumulonimbus Clouds, Madden...

    24 Oct 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Threat to Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems

    For Prelims: Coral bleaching, La Niña, El Niño, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, carbon sequestration, Rising ocean temperatures, greenhouse...

    18 Oct 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Aurorae in Ladakh

    Source: TH  Why in News?  Recently, auroras were sighted in lower-latitude regions (below 66.5 degrees north and south latitudes) like...

    18 Oct 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Typhoons in Southeast Asia

    Source: DTE Why in News?  According to a study published in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science in July 2024, typhoons are occurring...

    07 Oct 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Landslide Induced Earthquake in Greenland

    Source: TH Why in News? Recently, scientists detected unusual seismic waves around the world caused due to landslides in Greenland that lasted nine...

    26 Sep 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena

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