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Why Earthquakes Hit Afghanistan Hard: Understanding the Country's Seismically Active Nature
Afghanistan is prone to a range of natural disasters, but its earthquakes cause the most fatalities, killing about 560 people on average each year and causing annual damages estimated at $80 million
03/11/2025 | News desk
CUSAT Secures Patent for Machine Learning-based Technique to Extract Rain Information from Atmospheric Radar Signals
The probabilistic nature of GMM enables precise identification of rain and air echoes, making this approach a reliable and automated method for classifying atmospheric signals.
03/11/2025 | News desk
Quantum Science Exhibition to Bring Cutting; Edge Research to the Public
The first 10-day edition of the exhibition will begin on November 7 at the Centre for Science in Society, CUSAT, Kochi, and will later travel to different parts of Kerala. A curtain raiser event was inaugurated by Hon.
29/10/2025 | News desk
Faculties from CUSAT and Shimane University Strengthen Indo-Japanese Academic Collaboration Through Sakura Science Exchange Programme
This achievement marks a significant milestone in fostering international research linkages and youth exchange between Japan and India, particularly in the field of Earth and Marine Sciences
21/10/2025 | News desk
A woman died after being struck by lightning while sitting on the corridor of her house
Suneera (40), the wife of Riyas from Parappaar Cherachoramettal, Pullaloor, Narikkuni, was killed by lightning. The lightning struck around five in the evening while she was sitting on the corridor of her house.
18/10/2025 | Weather Desk
Workshop on Enhancing the Participatory Weather and Water Level Observation in Kerala
The workshop was attended by a diverse group of participants, including Metbeat Weather founder Weatherman Kerala independent weather observers, representatives from academic institutions, NGOs, startups, government departments such as the IMD .
16/10/2025 | Weather Desk
CUSAT Professor Selected to ACU Oceans Expert Group Supporting Global Mangrove Ecosystem Initiative
Dr. Bijoy will contribute his expertise in wetland and mangrove ecosystems, community ecology, carbon dynamics, and climate science to shape global marine policy and research frameworks.
09/10/2025 | Weather Desk
Suspect charged with igniting lethal Los Angeles furnace
Los Angeles firefighters had thinking they had shortly extinguished that blaze, recognized as the Lachman Fire. But it erupted anew on January 7 after smoldering underground for a week, turning into the Palisades Fire, in accordance to federal invest
09/10/2025 | Weather Desk
Southwest Monsoon 2025 Ends with 8% Above-Normal Rainfall, Uneven Ditsribution and Post-Monsoon Concerns
Above Normal' rainfall category, logging a final surplus of 8% over the Long Period Average (LPA) of 868.6 mm. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported an actual rainfall of 937.2 mm. This marks the second consecutive year of above-normal m
30/09/2025 | Weather Desk
monsoon will completely withdraw from the country by mid-October
The IMD forecasts that the monsoon will fully exit the country by mid-October. Nevertheless, there are warnings about possible cyclonic disturbances over the Bay of Bengal, which could lead to rainfall in affected areas
29/09/2025 | Weather Desk
IMD to revolutionise India's weather forecasting: Global tender invited for 10 advanced wind profiler systems under ₹2,000 crore 'Mission Mausam' initiative
Wind profilers are sophisticated Doppler radar-based systems that measure wind speed, direction, and other atmospheric parameters at various altitudes
19/09/2025 | News desk