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Climate Change: Japan sees the earliest Cherry Blossoms ever
The Japan Meteorological Agency recently announced that the Cherry Blossom season of Japan is in full bloom. Usually, the Cherry trees of Japan reach their full bloom in April. This time the Cherry Blossom has occurred ten days earlier. This is the first time the Cherry trees have bloomed this earlier in Japan. Previously, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Cherry blossom • Cherry Blossom Festival • Cherry blossom flower • Climate change • Global warming • Himalayan Cherry Blossoms
World’s Largest Floating Solar Farms being built in Singapore
The largest floating solar farm of the world is being built in Singapore. The country has resorted to set up the energy plants off the coasts and reservoirs across it. Highlights This floating solar farm is being set up in the light that despite being one of the smallest countries across the world, it is ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: 100% renewable energy • Climate change • Effects of global warming • Global warming • Singapore • World’s Largest Floating Solar Farms
How Warming Oceans affects Metabolism of Sharks?
The scientists in a recent study concluded that, the warming of worldwide oceans because of climate change may affect the metabolism of sharks. The scientists conducted the work in the New England Aquarium and studied “Epaulette Sharks” which live off the Australia and New Guinea. What did scientists find? In the recently conducted study, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Epaulette Sharks • Global warming • IUCN Red List • metabolism of sharks
UN calls for Scaling-up “Carbon Capture, Use and Storage” Technology
The United Nations report have called to scale up the carbon capture, use and storage in light with the Paris Agreement on Climate change which aims for the net-zero emissions goal in order to limit the global warming. Highlights The scaling-up “carbon capture, use & storage” (CCUS) technology comprises of the component like capturing the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Global warming • Paris Agreement on Climate Change • Scaling-up Carbon Capture Use and Storage Technology • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
What is Sudden Stratospheric Warming?
The Southern India received excessively heavy rainfall (ten times the normal) between January 1, 2021 and January 17, 2021. This winter rain, according to the scientists, is due to sudden stratospheric warming that occurred in Arctic region. Sudden Stratospheric Warming The Sudden Stratospheric Warming is an event where the polar stratospheric temperature increases up to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Global warming • North Pole • polar vortex • stratosphere • sudden stratospheric warming