A couple of days back NASA had released their annual temperature anomaly review for the year 2022. It was no surprise when the headline read 2022 Tied for Fifth Warmest Year on Record Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing…
One might be surprised to see the headline of today’s post nearly two weeks into January and when pretty much rains have mostly eased over places like Chennai. It is common knowledge that while there are clear and established protocols for not only onset but also withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon according to IMD as far…
Pongal / Makar Sankranthi / Bhogali Bihu all are not only harvest festivals but also are celebrated around the period when the sun’s transit moves towards Northern Hemisphere, while one may say with today’s scientific understanding it is not exactly the sun’s transit but the change in the axis point of earth towards the sun…
Pendulum A pendulum is an object hung from a fixed point that swings back and forth under the action of gravity. In the example of the playground swing, the swing is supported by chains that are attached to fixed points at the top of the swing set. Scientific American Unlike Southwest Monsoon which is a…
withdrawal syndrome a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose. In the recently released Malayalam film Kooman where the protagonist, a policeman taking help from a thief to stage manage…
