New Delhi, February 25, 2022: A recent study has shown that water vapour exhibits a positive radiative effect at the top of the atmosphere (TOA), suggesting an increase in overall warming in the High Altitude Himalayas due to it. The precipitable water vapor (PWV) is one of the most rapidly varying components in the atmosphere and […]
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Non-uniformity of Himalayas foresees significantly large earthquake events
New Delhi, April 12, 2021: Scientists have found that the Himalayas are not uniform and assume different physical and mechanical properties in different directions – a property present in crystals called anisotropy which could result in significantly large earthquake events in the Himalayas. The NW region of India, an area covering Garhwal and Himachal Pradesh, has […]
Newly identified tectonically active zone in Himalayas could alter earthquake study & predictions
New Delhi, October 26, 2020: The suture zone of the Himalayas or the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ) in the Ladakh region where Indian and Asian Plates are joined has been found to be tectonically active, as against current understanding that it is a locked zone. This could have major implications in terms of earthquake study, prediction, […]