Monitoring from space, aerial and in situ platforms in coastal regions will help develop models for interactions between ecological and anthropogenic processes, helping sustainable management of coast...
The Indian coasts hold diverse geomorphological features—mudflats, rocky shores, cliffs, sandy beaches and deltaic reaches that shelter unique ecosystems. However, significant sections of the coastlin...
Integrated Flood Warning System (IFLOWS) is an integrated GIS-based decision support system developed for Chennai and Mumbai that provides flood inundation scenarios and helps state governments to put...
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<p>World wind types Ascertaining wind types is important to understand disaster’s. On May 30, 2017, a severe cyclonic storm ‘Mora’ crossed the Bangladesh coast in the forenoon, with a peak surfa...
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<p>Have you ever visited the Son Doong Cave in the forests of Vietnam. It is among the largest and most spectacular limestone caverns in the world, measuring 5.5 miles in length, with some of its larg...
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<p>Illegal mining and its control has always been troublesome for India. Mining activity is illegal if it is done without licenses or outside the permitted leased areas. Even extraction above the perm...
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<p>Acid mine drainage can occur indefinitely for hundreds of years even after the mining activities have ended and thus affects a large horizon – ecologically and economically. The mines continue to p...
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<p>World wind types Ascertaining wind types is important to understand disaster’s. On May 30, 2017, a severe cyclonic storm ‘Mora’ crossed the Bangladesh coast in the forenoon, with a peak surface wind speed of 130 kmph (IMD, 2017).]</p>
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<p>Have you ever visited the Son Doong Cave in the forests of Vietnam. It is among the largest and most spectacular limestone caverns in the world, measuring 5.5 miles in length, with some of its largest caverns high enough to house a 40 storey building.</p>
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<p>Illegal mining and its control has always been troublesome for India. Mining activity is illegal if it is done without licenses or outside the permitted leased areas. Even extraction above the permissible limit is illegal. Though hazards from illegal mining are similar to normal mining, it intensifies the hazard condition without any gain.</p>
