Category: CA Geography

The boreal forest is in just as much danger from climate change as the Amazon rainforest.

A volcano is likely erupting deep beneath the Pacific Ocean in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Recently, a study conducted by UNESCO in partnership with IUCN has found that 1/3 of the glaciers on the UNESCO World Heritage list is under threat, regardless of efforts to limit temperature increases.

Small passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

Recently, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has announced that Mathura-Vrindavan is aiming to become a “net zero carbon emission” (1st carbon neutral master plan for tourist destination) by 2041.

Recently, a suspension bridge collapsed over the river Machchu, in Gujarat’s Morbi district, which killed almost 135 people.

The DNA of ancient microorganisms estimated to be around a million years old have recently been found in the seafloor of the Scotia Sea near Antarctica.

Bangladesh has been devastated by Cyclone Sitrang, which slammed into densely-populated, low-lying areas.

Relevance: The World Bank has appointed a “neutral expert” and a chairman of the Court of Arbitration…

Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata found a new species of shrew on the island of Narcondam.

“Global Status of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) – Target G” Report was released recently.

According to NASA’s Earth Observatory, new island has formed in South Pacific after an underwater volcano near Tonga (Home Reef) erupted, oozing lava and expelling steam and water above surface.