Monsoon

both did not show any particular seasonal pattern and were prevalent throughout the year, but more number of HAV cases were reported in winters of 2014 & summer of 2015, while more number of HEV cases were reported in the beginning of winter 2014 & monsoon 2015. The rise in number of cases of both HAV & HEV was found to be significant. Floods are known to be responsible for increasing the number of cases and outbreaks of both HAV & HEV due to contamination of drinking water with faeces. Mumbai…

North Korea There are 196 countries in the world today, and there are only three divided countries out of 196 countries. Country that I want to talk about which is North Korea is one of three divided countries, and they are threading the world with nuclear weapons. North Korea is located in Eastern Asian, Northern half of the Korean Peninsula. North Korea went through many wars and many leaders and right after the end of the World War II, the U.S and the Soviet Union divided the country…

Archibald’s maiden voyage in charge of Inchgreen went as follows. Ac-cording to the ship’s log, she departed Glasgow on the 27th of October, reached Cape Verde on the 2nd of November, and subsequently lost her upper main topsail yard in strong that prevented replacement efforts for the following week. She crossed the equator on 29th of November, rounded the Cape of Good Hope on the 25th of December, and eventual-ly rounded the Cape of Tasmania on the 25th of January 1877 during a “very heavy…

India India is the seventh largest country in the world. It has vast geographical features. Three different bodies of water surround the country of India. These are the Arabian Sea in the west, Bay of Bengal in the east and the Indian Ocean in the south. Because of this, it is very recognizable on the world map. The country covers an area of about 3.28 million sq km. India divides into several different geographical regions. India is a federation composed of 29 states and 7 union…

Colossal winds rushed against the house, causing the walls and floors to creak. Water rushed and hammered on the windows, resounding the fact that it was monsoon season in the Philippines. However, I was worried about college starting and whether I would like it or not because it was something so new that I wasn’t accustomed to. I was more worried about college than the roaring of the storm outside my window. “Take this,” my grandmother whispered, interrupting my thoughts. She passed me a…

Vietnam has a tropical monsoon climate, with the humidity being 84 percent throughout the year and the substantial rainfall leaves the ground a swamp (globalsecurity.com). Soldiers then had to dig fox holes in the ground as their sleeping quarters. Can you picture yourself sleeping…

environment is typically terrible with many abusive and horrible teachers that just skim through the curriculum. → Most schools, in Africa and India especially, are built using mud and sticks that wash away whenever there is heavy rain or during the monsoon season. ● High dropout rate → As children get older and stronger, they are required to help their family by getting a job, which means they must quit school. Many of these children end up working in child labour, small family businesses,…

“Presently, 10 percent of land area on Earth is covered with glacial ice, including glaciers, ice caps, and the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica.” (nsidc.org). But, that is changing fast in the modern world. As the temperature of Erath has gone up in the last century. “Averaged over all land and ocean surfaces, temperatures have warmed roughly 1.33°F (0.74ºC) …” (globalclimate.ucr.edu). This has led to many wondering what the possible outcomes for the future of the planet. This is…

Scuba Diving in Tarkarli - Read before you dive By: Mansi Sharma Scuba diving is definitely the most interesting water sports of all time. It gives us the opportunity to explore the underwater species which we cannot see from outside. Ever wondered how do all those species we usually find on Discovery channel look like? Or how does it feel to really touch them or have a real look at them outside of the TV sets? This is what Scuba Diving offers; it gives you once in a lifetime experience which…

Insulating or not insulating? This is the question Being the effect of green roofs on energy use closely related to specific climate conditions. In the following a geographically explicit investigation of the effects of thermal insulation, growing medium and plant selection on the thermal efficacy of the installation of green roofs is proposed. This section summarizes the findings related to a number of case studies about green roofs and their thermal behaviour both monitored and modelled. Green…