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Tsunami Warning System
India has offered tsunami early warning-system to South China Sea (SCS) countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and Philippines as part of soft-diplomacy. India already provides earthquake and tsunami-warning alerts to several countries in the Indian Ocean neighbourhood, as do Japan and Australia. Features of Tsunami early warning-system Developed by scientists at the Indian National Centre for ..
Tsunami warnings issued in New Zealand
The National Emergency Management Agency highlighted that; New Zealand has issued a Tsunami warning in the coastal areas on March 4, 2021 following an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 in the north-eastern coast of the country in the Kermadec Islands region. Highlights This was the third earthquake that struck the north-eastern area of the country, following a 7.4 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Great Barrier Island • National Emergency Management Agency • Tolaga Bay • Tsunami • Tsunami warning in New Zealand • Tsunami warning system
IMD to launch Impact-based Cyclone Warning System
The Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department Mrutunjay Mohapatra recently announced that the IMD is to launch “Impact based Cyclonic Warning Systems”. The system will help minimise economic losses and damages due to property in the intense weather system. About the new System The new system will provide district or location specific warnings. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Cyclone Warning • Early warning system • Flood warning • IMD • Indian Meteorological Department • NDMA • Tsunami warning system • Warning systems
O-SMART Scheme: Tsunami Early Warning Centre providing services to 25 Indian Ocean Countries
The Union Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsha Vardhan recently provided a written reply in Rajya Sabha. According to his reply, the Indian tsunami early warning Centre is currently serving 25 Indian ocean countries. This is being implemented under the O-SMART scheme of Ministry of earth sciences. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Earth Sciences • Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami • Indian ocean region • O-SMART scheme • Tsunami • Tsunami warning system
7.5 magnitude Earth Quake hits Russia; 0.3m high Tsunami Waves expected
On March 25, 2020, 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit northern Pacific. The quake was 37 miles deep and stuck the eastern Kuril Islands of Russia. Highlights The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has warned hazardous Tsunami waves n the coasts of the Kuril Islands. However, the waves are to be less than 30 centimetres in high. Kuril ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Earthquake • Natural Disasters • Pacific Ring of Fire • Ring of Fire • Russia • Tsunami • Tsunami warning system
November 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day
On November 5th, every year the World Tsunami Day is marked by the United Nations. UN designated the day in 2015. The day will promote Target (d) of the Sendai Seven Campaign that focuses in reducing disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services. Global Actions After 3 weeks of the deadly December ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Global warming • IPCCC • Sendai Framework • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction • Tsunami • Tsunami warning system • United Nations • World Tsunami Awareness Day