by tideswebmaster | Jun 7, 2023 | Current Affairs, Environment
Cyclone Biparjoy was the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea in the year 2023. It rapidly intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, with wind speeds reaching up to 170 kilometers per hour. It also had a significant impact on the onset and progress of the monsoon...
by tideswebmaster | Nov 10, 2021 | Current Affairs, Environment
World has already witnessing the implications climate change, however, the global action on climate change has been slow. 196 countries of the world came together to sign what is known as Paris Climate Accord at the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in...
by tideswebmaster | Sep 10, 2019 | Current Affairs, Environment
From 3-14 June 1992, Rio de Janeiro hosted the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The focus of this conference was the state of the global environment and the relationship between economics, science and the environment in a political...
by tideswebmaster | Sep 5, 2019 | Current Affairs, Environment
The Amazon River Basin is home to the largest rainforest on Earth called the Amazon Forest. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km2 (2,700,000 sq mi), of which 5,500,000 km2 (2,100,000 sq mi) are covered by the rain forest. The vast region spans across eight rapidly...
by tideswebmaster | Dec 26, 2018 | Current Affairs, Environment
What is COP 24? COP 24 is the informal name for the 24th conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). UNFCCC is one of the three conventions adopted at the “Rio Earth Summit” in 1992. It entered into force in March...
