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Source: IE A recent study indicates that Earth's gravitational field is expected to temporarily capture a small asteroid, called 2024 PT5, by late...
20 Sep 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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For Prelims: La Niña, El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the eastern Pacific, trade winds, climate change, National Oceanic and...
13 Sep 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Uncommon Cyclones in the Arabian Sea
For Prelims: Arabian Sea, Asna, Cyclone, El Niño, Southern Ocean For Mains: Important Geophysical phenomena, Climate Change and its impact...
10 Sep 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Source: TOI Recently, Typhoon (Cyclone) Shanshan has hit Japan bringing heavy rains and strong winds, prompting airlines and railways to cancel...
09 Sep 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Mass Wasting in Sedongpu Gully of Tibet
For Prelims: Mass Wasting, Avalanches, Glaciers, Gorge, Gully, Sedongpu Gully, Earthquake, Erosion For Mains: Disaster Management, Important...
27 Aug 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Source: IE Why in News? Recently, a luxury yacht sank after being struck by a violent storm off the coast of Sicily, Italy. Experts believe the...
26 Aug 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Source: TH Why in News? Recently, the phenomenon of the "blue moon" occurred in August 2024. This has prompted discussions regarding its origins,...
22 Aug 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Impact of Climate Change on Earth's Rotational Dynamics
For Prelims: Shift in Earth's Axis, Climate change, Leap second, Precession, Summer solstice, Winter solstice, vernal equinox For Mains: Earth's...
14 Aug 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Tectonic Events Changed the Course of Ganga
For Prelims: Ganges Delta, Paleochannel, Indo-Burma Mountain Ranges, Tectonic Plates, Ganges-Meghna-Brahmaputra Delta, Seismic Waves, Sand Dikes,...
10 Aug 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Wildfires Triggering Pyrocumulonimbus Clouds
Source: IE Why in News? Recently wildfires raging in the United States and Canada are so intense that they have created pyrocumulonimbus clouds...
09 Aug 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Ocean Circulation and Climate Change
Source: SD Why in News? Recently, a study published in Nature Communications has gained attention for its unexpected findings about the ocean's...
30 Jul 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Gulf Stream and Climate Sensitivity
Source: SD Why in News? A recent study, published in Nature, has revealed that the Gulf Stream was significantly stronger during the last ice age...
27 Jul 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Source: TH Recently, Typhoon Gaemi has brought torrential rains that have caused widespread destruction and fatalities across Eastern China, Taiwan...
27 Jul 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Climate Change and Impact on Children’s Education
For Prelims: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Floods, Droughts, Heat Waves, El Nino, For Mains:...
26 Jul 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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Source: TH Groynes are low-lying wood or concrete structures which are situated out to sea from the shore. They are designed to trap...
11 Jul 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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For Prelims: Flood, Landslide, Brahmaputra River System, Kaziranga National Park, Topography of India For Mains: Causes of floods, Impact on...
09 Jul 2024 Important Geophysical Phenomena
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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
