Geography

India’s Offshore Wind Energy Push

Harnessing India’s Potential in Offshore Wind Leasing Context: Amidst surging energy demand and increasing climate obligations, India is intensifying its...

Stratospheric Aerosol Injection

Stratospheric Aerosol Injection

New study of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection makes controversial weather-tweaking idea more realistic Context: As global greenhouse gas emissions continue to...

The Ocean Protection Gap: Assessing Progress toward the 30×30 Target

The Ocean Protection Gap: Assessing Progress toward the 30×30 Target

Ocean protection needs $15.8 billion funding annually, but is receiving only $1.2 billion Context: As the world approaches the third...

Eruption of  Mount Etna

Eruption of Mount Etna

What Caused the Massive Eruption of Italy’s Mount Etna?     Context: Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest and most active...

India’s Heatwaves: Crisis, Consequences, and the Call for Climate-Smart Action

India’s Heatwaves: Crisis, Consequences, and the Call for Climate-Smart Action

Indian summers are getting hotter, but is it the heat or is it us?     Context: India is undeniably...

Esecaflor Project

Esecaflor Project

WHAT EXPERIMENT SIMULATING DROUGHT IN AMAZON FOUND Context: The Esecaflor project, the world’s longest-running rainforest drought experiment in the Amazon,...

Early Arrival of Southwest Monsoon 2025

Early Arrival of Southwest Monsoon 2025

Madden-Julian Oscillation and the early onset of the monsoon Context: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officially announced the arrival of...

Early Onset of the Southwest Monsoon

What caused an ‘early’ monsoon onset in India this year? Context: In a significant development for India’s agricultural and economic...

India’s Coastline Now Measures 11,099 km

Maths of India’s coastline lengthened without gaining land Context: In December 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced a significant...

Climate Change to Intensify Cyclones

Warming likely to make cyclones more destructive Context: As the planet continues to warm, climate change is expected to make...

Sacred Parasnath/Marang Buru Hill

Old friction between Jains & Santals Context: The Jharkhand High Court directed the state government to strictly enforce a long-standing...

Weather Balloons

NOAA slashes its weather balloon launches Context: In a significant shift driven by budget cuts, the United States’ National Oceanic...

Heatwave Conditions in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Why do Andhra Pradesh and Telangana get so hot during the summer? Context: The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority...

Asteroid 2024 YR4

Asteroid YR4 might miss the earth. Will it miss the moon, too? Context: A newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, has...

Earth’s Magnetic Field

Magnetic flip-flop Context: In 2022, Scientists unveiled a soundtrack at Solbjerg Square, Copenhagen, converting Earth’s magnetic signals from 32 locations...