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4. Hazard can be natural but disasters are anthropogenic. Comment. Introduction: Hazard is associated with the processes that have the potential to inflict social, economic or environmental losses. It can be natural or anthropogenic. Body: Natural hazard are earthquake, tsunami, droughts, floods, landslides, wildfires, thunderstorms etc. Anthropogenic hazards are dealing . . . Read more
3. How is lightning caused? Last year more than 100 people died in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh due to lightning making it a big disaster. What preventive measures can be taken to for lightning? Introduction: Last year Andhra Pradesh recorded approximately 36000 lightning strikes over a period of 13 hours. . . . Read more
2. India has started its ambitious River interlinking project. What can be the ecological impacts of river interlinking? Introduction Interlinking involves the process of diverting surplus river water through a network of canals to relatively drier areas either within a state or among two or more states. In India, there . . . Read more
1. What is noise? What are different grades of noise pollution? What measures can be taken to control that? Introduction Noise is defined as unwanted sound. Sound which pleases the listeners is music and that which causes pain and annoyance is noise. At times what is music for some can . . . Read more