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Context: An intriguing occurrence has been noticed in the Himalayas, where 'katabatic' winds are activated due to elevated temperatures impacting ice masses at high altitudes.
Anabatic Winds – These Winds are upslope winds driven by warmer surface temperatures on a mountain slope than the surrounding air column.
Katabatic Winds – Katabatic winds are downslope winds created when the mountain surface is colder than the surrounding air and create a downslope wind.
Context: The Minister of Earth Sciences inaugurated India’s inaugural winter scientific mission to Himadri, the country's Arctic Research Station located in Ny-Ålesund, situated in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard within the Arctic region.
The Winter Arctic Scientific Expedition
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Context: Cyclone Michaung marks the initial cyclonic system to make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast following the development of Cyclone Gulab in September 2021.
About Cyclone Michaung
Naming of cyclone
Guidelines to adopt names of cyclones
Context: A study conducted by scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, reveals that the Cauvery basin experienced a depletion of about 12,850 sq. km of natural vegetation from 1965 to 2016, with Karnataka contributing to three-fourths of this decline.
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About Cauvery River
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