Mount Kanlao : A volcanic eruption at Mount Kanlaon in the Philippines led to rivers of cold lava, or lahar. Cold lava, or “lahar,” is a hazardous flow of volcanic material, debris, and water that descends rapidly from volcanoes, resembling a fast-moving landslide rather than molten lava. This dense mixture forms when water interacts with […]
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Onge Tribe
Onge Tribe: Andaman’s Onge tribe king Totoko and queen Priya welcomed a baby boy recently, bringing the tribe’s total population to 136. Onge Tribe are one of the most primitive tribes in India that belong to the Negrito racial ancestry. They are inhabiting Little Andaman Island, the most southerly island in the Andaman archipelago. They […]
Techo Funan Canal
Techo Funan Canal: Cambodia will start constructing the Chinese-backed Techo Funan Canal. The 180-km canal aims to connect the Mekong River basin to the Cambodian coast. Despite tensions with Vietnam and concerns about potential military use by China, Cambodia asserts the canal will reduce reliance on Vietnamese ports, lower transportation costs, and benefit millions of […]
Stromatolites
Stromatolites: Discovered Researchers have discovered living stromatolites on Sheybarah Island in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. Stromatolites are layered rock formations created by microbial communities, representing some of the earliest evidence of life on Earth. These structures are formed as layers of sediment accumulated over time, trapping and binding microorganisms like cyanobacteria. As these microorganisms […]
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai (HTHH) Volcano : Study
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai (HTHH) Volcano: A new study published recently shows that the January 15, 2022, eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai Volcano could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade. Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai (HTHH) is a submarine stratovolcano in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. The HTHH volcano includes the […]
Campi Flegrei : Recent Phenomenon
Campi Flegrei : Recent Phenomenon The strongest earthquake to hit Italy’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano region in decades struck recently. Campi Flegrei is an active volcanic area located in the vicinity of Naples, Italy. Unlike the nearby Mount Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei is not characterised by a single volcano. It is more of a volcanic system, with […]
Mundra Port
Mundra Port: Adani Group’s Mundra Port recently saw the largest ever container ship to dock at an Indian port when the almost 400-metre-long MSC Anna came visiting. Mundra Port is the largest private port and the largest container port in India It is located on the north shores of the Gulf of Kutch, near Mundra, […]
Cyclone Remal
Cyclone Remal: A new low-pressure area has been found over the southwest and adjacent west central Bay of Bengal as of May 22, 2024, early in the morning. This storm will move northeast and is likely to turn into a depression by May 24. The storm is likely to get stronger as it stays on […]
Mount Ibu : Erupted Again
Mount Ibu : Erupted Again Mount Ibu erupted again, sending ash 4 km high, as streaks of purple lightning flashed around its crater. The Ibu volcano is an active stratovolcano located along the NW coast of Halmahera Island in Indonesia. Mount Ibu’s activities follow a series of eruptions of different volcanoes in Indonesia, which sits […]
Ujani Dam
Ujani Dam: Six persons, including two children, drowned after their boat capsized in the Ujani dam backwaters in Maharashtra’s Pune district recently. Ujani Dam is located on the Bhima Rivernear Ujjani village in the Solapur district of the state of Maharashtra. It is an earth-fill cum masonry gravity dam. It was constructed between 1977 and […]
