Sea level rise Current Affairs, GK & News
Climate Action Tracker: Global warming by 2100 to be at 2.4°C
The Climate Action Tracker recently released a report calculating the impacts of the recent US Climate Summit. According to the report, even after implementing the ambitious climate goals of the summit, global temperature will increase by 2.4°C by 2100 as compared to that of pre-industrial levels. About the report The report tracked the policies of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Climate Action • Climate Action Tracker • Climate change • COP26 • Global warming • Himalayan Glaciers • IPCC • leaders climate summit • Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) • Paris Agreement • Sea level rise
Melting of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier “Doomsday Glacier”
The researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden recently used an uncrewed submarine to go under the Thwaites Glacier to make observations. According to the researchers, the melting of the glacier is worse than previously thought. The Thwaites Glacier is also called “Doomsday Glacier”. It has been a cause of concern for a long time ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctica • Doomsday glacier • Glaciers • Sea level increase • Sea level rise • Sweden • University of Gothenburg
NASA launches Sentinel satellite to track Earth’s sea level rise
On November 21, 2020, NASA launched the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite to monitor oceans. The satellite was launched in SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite launch was a part of the Mission Jason Continuity of Service. The mission was launched to measure the height of the ocean. Measuring the height of the ocean is ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: European Space Agency • ISRO • NASA • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Sea level increase • Sea level rise • Sentiel
NASA: Earth Surface Mass has deviated
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently announced that the Earth Mass has deviated in August 2020 as compared to that of 2004-09. According to NASA, the sea level increase may be due to the change in earth mass. Findings of NASA The change in earth mass is mainly caused due to land movement relative ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctica • Greenland • Ground Water • Ice • NASA • Oil Production • Sea level rise
Thailand’s Anti-Flood Park
An architectural model from Thailand is being suggested as a possible solution for Mumbai’s flood problem in light of rising sea levels. Kotchakorn Voraakhom: Kotchakorn Voraakhom is a Thai architect who is credited for coming up with the anti-flooding architectural model. She and her firm Landprocess is known for promoting ‘mindful development over mindless construction’. ..
Topics: Anti-Flood Park • Flooding • Sea level rise • Thailand