GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Geophysical Phenomenon Source: The Hindu Context: It is clear that climate change increases the upper limit on hurricane strength and rain rate and that it also raises the average sea level and therefore storm surge. Factors that fuels tropical cyclones: Rainfall: Temperature has a clear influence The temperature of both …
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GS Paper 1 Source: DTE Syllabus: Geography Directions: This Article has been taken from Down to Earth and majorly talks about the impact of climate change on cyclone frequency. Go through it once, you can use it for value addition. Context: Recently cyclonic storm Sitrang made an early landfall in Bangladesh causing a …
Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc. 3. What is a tropical cyclone and how are they classified in the Atlantic-North eastern Pacific Ocean region? Explain the mechanism of formation of a tropical cyclone. (250 words) Difficulty level: Easy Reference: The Hindu Why the question: On Monday, Hurricane Ida knocked …
Introduction: The severe cyclones, Tauktae and Yaas, which battered India earlier this year, made landfalls on the country’s western coast, Gujarat, and the eastern coast, Odisha, on May 17 and May 26, 2021, respectively. Both storms caused massive damage to infrastructure, the agricultural sector, and houses. Moreover, 2.5 million people were evacuated to cyclone …
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Topics Covered: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc. Hotter oceans spawn super cyclones What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Tropical Cyclones- formation, factors responsible, why eastern coast is more vulnerable and related information. Context: Super cyclone Amphan that is barrelling towards West Bengal is the strongest storm to have …
