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Showing posts with label World Geography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Geography. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun: 29/11/10 to 10/12/10
Climate Change Conference, the 16 session of COP 16 held at Cancun Mexico.
Refer to Kyoto Protocol and Copenhagen Accord also.
Refer to the following two links:
UNCCCC
Wikipedia
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Partial Solar Eclipse: First Astronomical Event in India in IYA 2009
This is the year of Astronomy. The partial solar eclipse is the first such event to be seen in India. Kindly use the following note as such clips sometimes make the core of the unexpected Prelims MCQs.
Source to be used:
Thousands view clear eclipse-Bangalore-Cities-The Times of India
Just a side talk: After the solar eclipse on Jan 26, Mars enters the lagana which is Makkar since Jan 15. Those who have exalted Mars (Mangal) in their horoscope, they are sure to get through written exams this year. They should opt for uniformed cadre (IPS) and success will be there. Please do not approach me for astronomical prediction. Believe in your self and work hard. Planned study, consistency and conviction pays. Not such mumbo jumbos. If I have contradicted myself then it is like that.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
What are Tornadoes?
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Animated guide: Tornadoes
The site as shown above will help the readers to develop the rudimentary understanding of the natural disaster which is called Tornadoes.
They will be able to understand the mechanism which comes into play in order to creat a Tornado. The reader will under the scale Fujita. The display demonstrates with graphics the devastation effect of F0 to F5 scale of a Tornado.
The readers can also learn about Earthquakes, Hurricane, Volcanoes and Tsunamis from the same site.
They can watch the lesson in flash play or as PDF files or HTML display as per the capabilities of the devices which they are using to access the internet. It is strongly recommended that they should prefer flash display which is more communicative.
The site as shown above will help the readers to develop the rudimentary understanding of the natural disaster which is called Tornadoes.
They will be able to understand the mechanism which comes into play in order to creat a Tornado. The reader will under the scale Fujita. The display demonstrates with graphics the devastation effect of F0 to F5 scale of a Tornado.
The readers can also learn about Earthquakes, Hurricane, Volcanoes and Tsunamis from the same site.
They can watch the lesson in flash play or as PDF files or HTML display as per the capabilities of the devices which they are using to access the internet. It is strongly recommended that they should prefer flash display which is more communicative.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
What are Hurricanes?
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Animated guide: Hurricanes
The site as shown above will help the readers to develop the rudimentary understanding of the natural disaster which is called Hurricane.
They will be able to understand the following terms.
Hurricane,
Typhoons
Cyclones.
Further, with the help of graphics, different dimensions of a hurricane can be understood.
The reader will also understand the scales used to measure the hurricane. It explains the Saffir-Simpson Scale. It also gives data of the category 1 to 5 of a hurricane.
The readers can also learn about Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis from the same site.
They can watch the lesson in flash play or as PDF files or HTML display as per the capabilities of the devices which they are using to access the internet. It is strongly recommended that they should prefer flash display which is more communicative.
Sources:
The site as shown above will help the readers to develop the rudimentary understanding of the natural disaster which is called Hurricane.
They will be able to understand the following terms.
Hurricane,
Typhoons
Cyclones.
Further, with the help of graphics, different dimensions of a hurricane can be understood.
The reader will also understand the scales used to measure the hurricane. It explains the Saffir-Simpson Scale. It also gives data of the category 1 to 5 of a hurricane.
The readers can also learn about Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis from the same site.
They can watch the lesson in flash play or as PDF files or HTML display as per the capabilities of the devices which they are using to access the internet. It is strongly recommended that they should prefer flash display which is more communicative.
Sources:
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Eurotunnel/Channel Tunnel fire.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Channel Tunnel shut after blaze
The Eurotunnel, the only land contact between United Kingdom and European Continent, was closed on September 11, 2008.
However, on September 13, 2008, it was reopened.
The news could have caused scare to due to the date on which it had occurred.
Secondly, it again bring into light a man made marvel where two landmass are joined by 39 km longest undersea tunnel. It joins Calais in France with Folkstone in United Kingdom.
"The Channel Tunnel has suffered several incidents since it opened to traffic in 1994 although only one - a fire in 1996 - caused casualties.
In August 2006, 34 people had to be led to safety after a fire broke out on a lorry being carried on a freight train."
The Eurotunnel, the only land contact between United Kingdom and European Continent, was closed on September 11, 2008.
However, on September 13, 2008, it was reopened.
The news could have caused scare to due to the date on which it had occurred.
Secondly, it again bring into light a man made marvel where two landmass are joined by 39 km longest undersea tunnel. It joins Calais in France with Folkstone in United Kingdom.
"The Channel Tunnel has suffered several incidents since it opened to traffic in 1994 although only one - a fire in 1996 - caused casualties.
In August 2006, 34 people had to be led to safety after a fire broke out on a lorry being carried on a freight train."
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
The Associated Press: Quake in Iran kills 4, sends tremors across Gulf
The Associated Press: Quake in Iran kills 4, sends tremors across Gulf
It is latest news coming up. The quake is 6 in magnitude. It has epicenter about 850 miles south of the capital Tehran in the province of Hormozgan.
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the initial quake's strength at magnitude 6.1.
In February 2005, a magnitude 6.4 quake in southern Iran killed 612 people. A magnitude 6.6 quake flattened the historic city of Bam in the same region in December 2003, killing 26,000 people.
It is latest news coming up. The quake is 6 in magnitude. It has epicenter about 850 miles south of the capital Tehran in the province of Hormozgan.
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the initial quake's strength at magnitude 6.1.
In February 2005, a magnitude 6.4 quake in southern Iran killed 612 people. A magnitude 6.6 quake flattened the historic city of Bam in the same region in December 2003, killing 26,000 people.
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