Fujiwhara Effect: Powerful winds tormented the Bay Area and other parts of Central and Southern California, uprooting trees and disrupting the power supply due to the Fujiwhara effect. Fujiwhara effect was identified by a Japanese meteorologist, Sakuhei Fujiwhara. It was observed for the first time over the western Pacific Ocean when typhoons Marie and Kathy […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Katchatheevu Island
Katchatheevu Island: The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister revived the debate over the Katchatheevu, a longstanding point of contention between India and Sri Lanka, particularly with regard to fishing rights and sovereignty over the uninhabited island. Katchatheevu is a 285-acre uninhabited speck in the Palk Strait, between India and Sri Lanka, an island located about 14 […]
Likaru-Mig La-Fukche Road : World’s New Highest Motorable
Likaru-Mig La-Fukche Road : World’s New Highest Motorable The construction of the world’s new highest motorable Likaru-Mig La-Fukche road began in Ladakh recently. The Border Roads Organization (BRO) is working on constructing the ‘Likaru-Mig La-Fukche’ road in Ladakh, which will be the new highest motorable road in the world. Likaru-Mig La-Fukche road is the highest […]
Dibang Multipurpose Project
Dibang Multipurpose Project: State-owned hydropower giant NHPC recently inked an initial pact with RITES to construct railway siding for a 2,880 MW Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh. Dibang Multipurpose Project is a flood control and hydroelectric power project planned to be developed on the Dibang River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, in Arunachal […]
Hurricane Hilary
Hurricane Hilary: Hurricane Hilary is a major Category 4 hurricane that formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean on 16th August 2023. Hurricanes are categorized on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which rates them on a scale of 1 to 5 based on wind speed. Hurricanes that reach category three or higher are classified as major […]
Sulina Channel
Sulina Channel: The Sulina Channel has provided Ukraine with an alternative trade route for its grain after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal. Russia, targeted ports and grain storage facilities along the Danube River in Ukraine in overnight drone strikes on August 16, 2023. Russia also withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal […]
Kalka-Shimla Railway Line
Kalka-Shimla Railway Line: Heavy rain and floods in Himachal Pradesh have battered the 94-km-long Kalka-Shimla railway line, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kalka-Shimla Railway line was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 8, 2008. It is located at an elevation of 2,152 ft above sea level in Haryana, to the capital of Himachal […]
Six Year Of Minamata Convention
Six Year Of Minamata Convention: The Minamata Convention on Mercury, which marks its sixth anniversary, is a significant global agreement aimed at safeguarding people and the environment from the harmful impacts of mercury exposure. Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is found in air, water and soil. It may have toxic effects on the […]
Pong Dam : Release Of a Substantial Amount Of Water
Pong Dam : Release Of a Substantial Amount Of Water Several villages within the Beas River catchment area in Punjab have been submerged following the release of a substantial amount of water from the Pong Dam. Pong Dam also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River in the […]
Lake Titicaca : Threat From Climate Change
Lake Titicaca : Threat From Climate Change Lake Titicaca is facing a serious threat from climate change and drought. It is the largest freshwater lake in South America and the highest of the world’s largest lakes. The lake, which lies on the border between Bolivia and Peru, has seen its water levels drop to near-record […]
