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  • Total Lunar Eclipse and ‘Blood Moon’

    Source: TH A total lunar eclipse is set to occur on the night of 7th September 2025. At this time, the moon will be completely covered by the...

    06 Sep 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • India’s Preparedness Against GLOFs

    For Prelims: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOFs), Landslides, Glacial Lake,  Flash Floods,...

    31 Jul 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Himalayas and Kashmir’s Climate Shift

    Source: PIB  A recent palaeobotanical study conducted by scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow, has...

    12 Jul 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Rhone Glacier

    Source: TH  Climate change is making some of Switzerland's glaciers resemble Swiss cheese, full of collapsing holes that threaten their...

    27 Jun 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Thirst Waves

    Source: TH Global warming is making the air thirstier, causing higher evaporative demand that dries out land and plants—a phenomenon called...

    25 Jun 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Birch Glacier

    Source: HT  A catastrophic collapse of Switzerland’s Birch Glacier triggered a massive landslide, burying an Alpine village under ice,...

    02 Jun 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Early Monsoon Onset 2025

    For Prelims:  India Meteorological Department, Southwest monsoon, Westerly winds, Madden-Julian Oscillation, Somali jet  For Mains:...

    28 May 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Bird-Wing Solar Event

    Source: HT NASA has observed a massive solar eruption, named as the “Bird-Wing” event due to its bird wing-like plasma structure. Though...

    26 May 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • Geographical and Climatic Factors Influencing Heatwaves

    For Prelims: Heatwaves, Black soil, El Niño, Heat Action Plans, India Meteorological Department (IMD)  For Mains: Impact of Climate...

    17 May 2025 Important Geophysical Phenomena

  • 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

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