by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Climatic regions have homogeneous climatic conditions resulting from a combination of factors. Temperature and rainfall are key elements considered in climatic classification schemes. India as a whole has a monsoon type of climate, but there are regional variations...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Drought Drought is a temporary reduction in water or moisture availability below the normal or expected amount for a specific period. It occurs when there is substantially lower than average precipitation in a season that normally has ample precipitation for crop...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Floods A flood occurs when a high water level overflows a stream or river’s natural banks. It happens when the river’s discharge exceeds the capacity of its channel, causing excess water to flow over the river banks and submerge adjacent dry land. Floods...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Current Affairs, Geography Beginner
Western Disturbances Western Disturbances are mid-latitude storms that develop north of the Tropic of Cancer Also known as extra-tropical cyclones or winter storms/blizzards Coined by an Indian Meteorologist for the weather phenomenon propagated from the West...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Indian Monsoon Monsoons are seasonal winds that reverse their direction according to the change in season. The word “monsoon” originated from the Arabic word for season, “mawsim”. Monsoons are periodic winds. Monsoons travel from the sea to the...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
West Flowing Rivers of Peninsular India West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India are fewer and smaller than their east-flowing counterparts. The Narmada and the Tapi are the two major west-flowing rivers that flow through faults parallel to the Vindhyas and the...
