Desertification – Geography and You

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm OCKHI

December 7, 2017hussain.gnyLeave a Comment

A trough of low at mean sea level lay over southwest Bay of Bengal & adjoining Sri Lanka coast on 27th November, it was seen as a low pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of southern Sri Lanka & equatorial Indian Ocean on 28th, as a well marked low pressure area […]

Drought Disaster Areas and the Need for Smart Management

July 15, 2017September 25, 2017hussain.gnyLeave a Comment

Drought is a climatic condition, which is characterized by lack of precipitation and dryness. Drought prone areas are identified by a deficit of rainfall received in aÂ particular area. The parameters to identify drought prone areas vary depending on the natural climatic conditions. To tackle the impacts of drought disasters several governmental policies have been […]

Statistically understanding desertification in India, a disturbing truth

June 13, 2017September 25, 2017hussain.gnyLeave a Comment

The terms desertification refers to degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities. It does not imply loss of land to desert or through sand-dune movement. Land degradation occurs everywhere, but is known as desertification when it occurs in the dryland ecosystems, i.e. land […]

Desert Ecosystem: Plant and Animal Adaptations in Hot Deserts

April 24, 2017July 20, 2018mandeep.gnyLeave a Comment

Intense solar radiation, lashing winds, and little moisture i.e. less than 10 inches (25 cm) of rainfall create some of the harshest living condition in the biosphere called hot desert. In hot desert ecosystem generally with cloudless skies, the sun quickly heats the desert by day, producing the highest air temperatures (recorded as 57.8º C […]

Caring for the Thar Desert

March 17, 2011July 20, 2018Ashna KumarLeave a Comment

The Thar Desert is one of the most fragile ecosystems of India. Its low and uncertain rainfall, high temperatures, high wind speeds, and a rolling sandy topography dominated by 10 to 40 m high sand dunes, provide an awe inspiring glimpse of desolation and emptiness in the western part of Rajasthan in India and adjoining […]

Arid Western India: Land Degradation and Climate Change

January 4, 2009June 16, 2017Garima KheraLeave a Comment

Land degradation is one of the most potential environmental threats for any nation, more so where the livelihood of people depends largely on agriculture and related land based activities. Although land degradation is common to all climatic zones of the world, its occurrence in the arid, semi arid and dry sub humid zones – the […]