April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Author: CP Rajendran

Climate changeEnvironmentExtreme rainfallLand-use changesLandslide

Kerala’s 2024 Wayanad Landslide: Understanding the Triggers, Contributors

An extreme rainfall event — about 572 mm of rainfall in just over 48 hours — was identified as the immediate trigger for the disaster. But the occurrence of a landslide is not determined by rainfall alone. It is the result of a complex interaction between this climatic trigger and pre-existing terrain vulnerabilities

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EarthquakeResearchSeismology

How the determination of earthquake parameters revolutionised seismology

The study achieved “significant improvement” in hypocentral location of five earthquakes that occurred before the installation of the world-wide standardized seismograph network (WWSSN)

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