TAAL VOLCANO
Why in News? Volcano south of Manila spewed Lava and broad columns of ash spewed Background Volcano south of Manila, Philippines is situated around Ring of Fire, which is a belt of high volcano density. The Philippine Sea Plate or the Philippine Plate is a tectonic plate comprising of oceanic lithosphere that lies beneath the […]
WHY ARE BUSHFIRES RAGING IN AUSTRALIA?
Why in news? Bushfires in Australia have razed more than 10.3 million hectares (103,300 sq km) of land — roughly the size of South Korea — since September. It may be an implication of Indian Ocean Diploe (IOD). Why did Australia suffer from drought? Playing out to the north and south of the equator, the […]
NEW METHOD BETTER ESTIMATES MELTING OF DEBRIS-COVERED HIMALAYAN GLACIERS
Why in news? A study of the Satopanth glacier in order to model the melting of debris-covered glaciers has been carried out by a group of Indian researchers. Their new method gives a better estimate of the glacier’s melting than existing ones. Why is this study important? Studying debris-laden Himalayan glaciers is important from the […]