Monthly Archives: March 2011

Siting of Nuclear plants and seismic zones in India

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Dear Readers Found this article and a very good map here . I am reproducing it. Read it and Think. I found it very relevent in the wake of recent happenings in Japan. FoThe massive earthquake in Japan and the … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Aqua Satellite Spots Rare Southern Atlantic Sub-Tropical Storm Arani

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

NASA’s Aqua satellite spotted some strong convection in a recently formed low pressure area that strengthened into Sub-Tropical Storm Arani in the South Atlantic. Arani formed near the coast of Brazil and is now moving away from it. Tropical cyclones … Continue reading →

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China’s Space Debris Threatens Indian Remote Sensing Satellites

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The space debris created by China’s anti-satellite test in 2007 poses a threat to Indian satellites, the according to government of India . India’s remote-sensing satellites are placed in low-earth orbit above 175 km (600 km to 900 km polar … Continue reading →

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Japanese once-in-a-millennium earthquake tilted the world’s axis by 25cm

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The earthquake that struck Japan on Friday was so powerful that it actually moved the whole planet by 25cm, experts say.According to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology the 9.0 magnitude ‘quake was so powerful it shifted the axis … Continue reading →