Today's Brief 1/10/2024

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Weather Events : El Niño and La Niña are two opposing climate patterns that occur in the Pacific Ocean. Together, they form the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. These events can significantly impact global weather patterns, leading to droughts, floods, and other extreme weather events.

Warming phase: Sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become significantly warmer than average.

Impacts

Increased rainfall in the western United States and parts of South America.

Drought in Australia, Indonesia, and parts of Africa

Disruptions to global weather patterns, including changes in hurricane activity.

La Niña

Cooling phase: Sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become significantly cooler than average.

Impacts:

Increased rainfall in Australia and parts of Asia.

Drought in the western United States and parts of South America.

Changes in hurricane activity, often leading to more active Atlantic hurricane seasons.

The ENSO cycle is a natural phenomenon that occurs every few years.

Predicting the onset and intensity of El Niño and La Niña events is important for understanding and preparing for potential impacts on weather, agriculture, and ecosystems around the world.

2. The Kármán line is an internationally recognized boundary that defines the edge of outer space.

It is located at an altitude of 100 kilometers (62 miles) above Earth's sea level. This boundary was established by Hungarian-American engineer and physicist Theodore von Kármán in the 1950s.

The significance of the Kármán line lies in the fact that at this altitude, the atmosphere becomes too thin to support conventional aircraft flight. In other words, to maintain lift at this height, an aircraft would need to travel at speeds comparable to orbital velocities.

Hence, it's considered the threshold between Earth's atmosphere and space.

Although the Kármán line is widely accepted by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), which sets international standards for aeronautics and astronautics, some organizations, like NASA and the U.S.

Air Force, define the boundary of space at 80 kilometers (50 miles).

3. India & Jamaica Sign 4 MoUs on Digital Infrastructure, Cultural Exchange & Sports

India and Jamaica today exchanged four Memorandum of Understanding in the fields of Digital Public Infrastructure, Cultural Exchange and Sports. These MoUs were exchanged after delegation-level talks held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Jamaican counterpart Dr Andrew Holness in New Delhi.

In a joint press statement, Prime Minister Modi said that India accords special importance to the visit of the Prime Minister of Jamaica as for the first time Dr. Holness has come on a bilateral visit to India. Mr Modi added that India and Jamaica relations are based on our shared history, democratic values and strong people-to-people ties.

Jamaica is an island nation located in the Caribbean Sea. It is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and is known for its rich culture, music, and natural beauty. Here are some key facts about Jamaica:

Capital: Kingston

Other major cities: Montego Bay, Spanish Town, and Portmore.

Jamaica was a British colony until it gained independence on August 6, 1962.

4. Mithun Chakraborty to get Dadasaheb Phalke Award:

5.KAZIND -2024: is a joint military exercise between India and Kazakhstan. It's a significant bilateral military cooperation initiative aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries.

6.Kris Kristofferson has sadly passed away at the age of 88