North Pole Current Affairs, GK & News
What is Space Hurricane?
The scientists have discovered a “space hurricane” for the first time. The hurricane swirled for eight hours over the North Pole in the upper atmosphere of Earth. Key facts These hurricanes are usually occurred in the lower atmosphere of the Earth. It was never observed in the upper atmosphere. Earlier, the space hurricane was detected ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites • Hurricane • North Pole • Shandong University of China. • Space hurricane
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
Kaamya Karthikeyan: Mumbai Girl becomes the youngest to climb Mt Aconcagua
On February 9, 2020, Kaamya Karthikeyan became the youngest girl to climb the highest peak in South America, Mt Aconcagua. Highlights Kaamya Karthikeyan is a Class VII student studying in Navy Children School. She has set the record of become the youngest in the world to summit the highest peak of the Andes Mountain Range, ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: arctic pole • Girls’ education • Mount Everest • Mountaineering • Mountaineering Expedition • North Pole • South Pole • Women Empowerment
Scientists from 17 nations to take part in year-long MOSAiC mission
The scientists from 17 nations will take part in the year-long MOSAiC mission as they anchor the ship to a large piece of Arctic sea ice to study climate change. The German icebreaker RV Polarstern will be the base for scientists studying the impact of climate change on the Arctic and how it could affect ..
Topics: Arctic Ocean • Arctic research • Extreme points of Earth • Fridtjof Nansen • Geography • Kara Sea • MOSAiC Expedition • North Pole • Oden • Physical geography • RV Polarstern • Ships
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice is the longest day (and shortest night) of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is observed on June 21. What does it mean? The solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer or 23.5 N latitude. Since earth s axis is tilted at an angle of 23.5 deg, ..
Topics: Autumn Equinox • Equinox • North Pole • Northern Hemisphere • Southern Hemisphere • Spring Equinox • Summer Solstice • Tropic of Cancer • Tropic of Capricorn • Winter solstice
IndARC
IndARC is India’s first underwater moored observatory anchored in the Kongsfjorden fjord, half way between Norway (1100km away from Norway) and the North Pole at a depth of 192 metre. The data provided by IndARC helps to understand the Arctic processes and their influence on the Indian monsoon system through climate modelling studies; and the response of the Arctic ..
Topics: Arctic • Climate • Climate change • Climate history • Extreme points of Earth • Geography • IndARC • Indian Antarctic Program • Kongsfjorden • North Pole • Ny-Ålesund • Physical geography