Tropical cyclones are named based on their location. In the Northwest Pacific Ocean—affecting countries like the Philippines, Japan, China and Vietnam—these powerful storms are called “Typhoons.” While they are scientifically the same as hurricanes, the name “Typhoon” is specific to ...
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Derived from the Arabic word ‘Mawsim’ (meaning season), “Monsoon” refers to a seasonal reversal in wind direction. It is essentially a large-scale version of a sea breeze, where the wind blows from sea to land in the summer and from ...
All statements are correct. A volcano is a conduit for magma to reach the surface. This process typically forms a circular, funnel-shaped mountain or hill around the vent. Furthermore, they are scientifically categorized based on their eruption history into three ...
A tiltmeter is a sensitive instrument used to measure very small changes in the vertical level of the ground. It can detect the “bulging” or “tilting” of the Earth’s crust that often occurs when stress accumulates along a fault line ...
Earthquakes on the eastern margins of Asia (Japan, Kuril Islands, Philippines) are primarily caused by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Asian (Eurasian) Plate. As the heavy oceanic Pacific Plate sinks into the mantle, it creates a massive ...