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Moon May Be 40 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought

Source: IE Why in News? A new study appears to show that the moon is about 40 million years older than previously thought. This finding, based on...

31 Oct 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Venus' Tectonic History

For Prelims: Venus, Plate tectonics, Earth, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), DAVINCI, Mariner 10 Spacecraft. For Mains:...

31 Oct 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security: FAO

For Prelims: Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security, Food and Agriculture Organization, Extreme Disaster, Climate Change, Food...

26 Oct 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Marine Cloud Brightening

For Prelims: Marine cloud brightening, Coral bleaching, Global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. For Mains:...

24 Oct 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Reimagining EIA For Himalayan Region

This editorial is based on “The Indian Himalayan Region needs its own EIA” which was published in The Hindu on 17/10/2023. It talks...

21 Oct 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Guarding Against Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

This editorial is based on “The message from Sikkim: Heed the water’s warning” which was published in The Indian Express on...

18 Oct 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

More Frequent Cyclones in Eastern Arabian Sea

For Prelims: Tropical Cyclones (TC), Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), El Nino. For Mains: More Frequent Cyclones in the Eastern Arabian...

09 Oct 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Study on Joshimath Sinking

For Prelims: Himalayas, Earthquakes, Landslides, Joshimath, Land Subsidence, ISRO For Mains: Impact of Natural and Anthropogenic Factors on...

27 Sep 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano

For Prelims: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai , Pinatubo , Krakatoa, Tambora, Samalas,Greenhouse Gases , El - Nino , Paris Agreement , IPCC, Cooling...

21 Sep 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Drop in India's Reservoir Water Levels

For Prelims: Central Water Commission (CWC), El Niño, Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD),  For Mains: Significance of India's reservoirs,...

11 Sep 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Pacific Weather Changing: More Multi-Year El Nino and La Nina

For Prelims: El Nino and La Nina, Walker Circulation, Tropical Pacific Ocean, El Nino-Southern Oscillation, Extreme Weather Events. For Mains:...

06 Sep 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Super Blue Moon

Source: IE Why in News? On August 30, 2023, the night sky was illuminated by a rare phenomenon: a super blue moon. However, despite its name, this...

01 Sep 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Equatorial Origin Cyclones and Pacific Decadal Oscillation

For Prelims: Tropical Cyclones, Low Latitude Cyclones, Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), ENSO For Mains: Impact of PDO on India, ENSO vs...

30 Aug 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Urban Form of a City to Deal with Heatwaves

For Prelims: Urban Form of a City to Deal with Heatwaves, Heatwaves, Climate Change, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). For Mains: Adopting...

30 Aug 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Ecological Challenges in Himalayas

This editorial is based on “Himalayan blunders that are ravaging the Himalayas” which was published in The Hindu on 28/08/2023. It...

30 Aug 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Unveiling California's Past Extinction to Illuminate Modern Challenges

For Prelims: Forestfires, Pleistocene Epoch, La Brea Tar Pits , Holocene Epoch, Geological Time Scale, Mammoths, Giant bears, Dire wolves,...

22 Aug 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

NASA's STEREO-’s Earth Flyby

Source: HT Why in News? In a significant development, NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Solar Terrestrial Relations...

19 Aug 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Palaeo Proxies

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, it was proclaimed that a particular day in July 2023 as the Warmest in over 100,000 Years is scientifically...

04 Aug 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Monsoon, El Nino And Their Impact on Agriculture

For Prelims: Monsoon, Kharif crop, El Nino, Groundwater, Droughts, Food inflation, Oceanic Nino Index. For Mains: Impact of Monsoon and El Nino on...

03 Aug 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena

Heat Waves and Heat Index

For Prelims: Heat Index, Heat Waves, India Meteorological Department For Mains: Role of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in mitigating severe...

01 Aug 2023 Important Geophysical Phenomena