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India-Japan: MoU signed for Academic and Research Cooperation
The Union Cabinet recently apprised a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed between India and Japan. The MoU was signed between National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) that operates under Department of Space, GoI and the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere called the RISH that operates under Kyoto University of Japan. What are the objectives of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: 2+2 dailogue • atmospheric science • india-japan • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Meteorology • NARL • radar
MoU for Offshore Data signed between Indian Navy and GSI
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Navy and Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Tuesday, 21st January 2020. The agreement was on ‘Sharing of seabed sediments data, products and expertise for Naval Application in Meteorology and Oceanography’. The MoU was signed in on behalf of the Indian Navy by the head ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Exclusive Economic Zone • Geological Survey of India • Indian Navy • Memorandum of understanding • Meteorology
Tropical Storm Imelda causes Havoc
Heavy rains from Tropical Depression Imelda deluged parts of Texas and Louisiana of the US. The Imelda storm system brought the risk of severe weather disruptions and prompted tornado warnings Thursday morning in the areas hit hardest by the flooding. Tropical Storm Imelda Tropical Storm Imelda was formed out of an upper-level low that developed in ..
Topics: Cold-core low • Cyclone • Extratropical cyclone • Meteorology • Physical geography • Subtropical cyclone • Tropical cyclone • Tropical cyclones • Tropical Storm Ana • Vortices • Weather hazards
UNCCD launches a Drought Toolbox
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) launched a drought toolbox. The toolbox uses a total of 15 to 30 different parameters to assess drought risk and vulnerability of a geographical region. This is expected to ease the process for global governments to declare a drought. Drought Toolbox The toolbox provides stakeholders with easy ..
Topics: Civil defense • Climatology • Current Affairs – July, 2013 • Drought • Drought in Australia • Drought in the United Kingdom • Hydrology • Meteorology • Physical geography • Water
What is causing heavy rainfall in Mumbai?
Year after year, the Indian city of Mumbai is brought to a standstill by the rains and the heavy outpours. Not only do these rains cause a loss of time and economic productivity but are also responsible for the deaths and destruction due to their occurrence. Rains in Mumbai Mumbai suffers from a heavy bout ..
Topics: Climate of India • Climatology • Flood • Meteorology • Monsoon • Mumbai • Physical geography • Rain • Tropical meteorology • Winds
Why did the US storm bring dirty snow?
The ‘bomb cyclone’ that severed disasters in Minnesota and other upper parts of Mid west dumped in lot of dirt. The freshly falling snow was decolourised. The snow was not the usual pure white. It had lot of dust. The wind picked up lot of dust and dumped it into the circulation of the storm ..
Topics: Blizzards • Cyclone • Ice storms • Meteorological phenomena • Meteorology • Nature • Precipitation • Snow • Storm • Water ice • Weather hazards