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Why Are Cyclones BENNETT, COLEMAN & CO. LTD. | ESTABLISHED 1838 | TIMESOFINDIA.COM | NEW DELHI ➤Check out our tips on ➤ Students share their ➤ Is switch-hitting STUDENT EDITION how to prepare for ? weekend diary unfair on the bowlers? TODAY’S THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020 college life ➤ What are you review- ➤ Take our sports Newspaper in Education EDITION ing this week quiz PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 WEB EDITION CBSE BOARD, JEE, NEET CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 2021 EXAM DATES X-PLAINED Why are cyclones growing more severe Share your queries, concerns with the NING W AR IT E H and frequent in India? L education minister s Boards and testing agencies T Just days get ready for the 2021 aca- Newspaper in I Education E M I after the demic calendar, the biggest N A E S WHATdevastat- questions that seek answers are the ing Cyclone Nivar barrelled into Tamil Nadu, the Indian Meteorological De- WHY questions on CBSE Board Exam, JEE partment (IMD) has issued a warning The primary factors that drive the Main and NEET 2021 exam dates. Union that another storm, ‘Burevi’ is on its frequency and intensity of cyclones education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal A 2019 IMD way towards southern Tamil Nadu Nishank would go live on Twitter and report indi- from the coast of Sri Lanka. In antic- are sea surface temperatures and humidity Warming seas, courtesy cli- Facebook to answer these questions on cated that ipation of the storm, the IMD has is- THE IMPACT sued a red alert for both Tamil Nadu mate change, is making cyclones more DECEMBER 10, 2020. He has invited the sea surface The warming of the ocean also and Kerala, with both regions expect- powerful by increasing the potential concerns, suggestions and opinions of ed to receive heavy rainfall. students, teachers and parents for the B. Wave Cyclones increases extreme waves, combined temperature in energy available to them, effectively 1) How many types same. Here’s how you can share your C. Depressions with relative sea level rise, exacer- the Arabian Sea had increasing their power ceiling or speed of cyclones are D. All the above risen by a worrying 0.36 limit Higher sea-surface tempera- voice... there? bating extreme sea level events and WHERE 3) Which term for coastal hazards, such as floods and degrees Celsius, com- tures mean increased cyclonic wind A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. Cyclone is applied in pared with baseline While the Bay of Bengal has historically speeds Besides, unplanned urban Share your suggestion, None of the above heavy rainfall been the main progenitor of cyclonic ac- the China Sea and temperatures between tivity, in recent years, a new trend has development, and destruction of man- concerns and opinion with 2) Temperate Multiple studies claim that India's the Pacific Ocean? largest coastal cities, like Mumbai and 1981 and 2010. Coupled emerged in the form of post-monsoon trop- groves that contribute to climate cyclones are also ical cyclones arising from the Arabian the hashtag- A. Hurricane Kolkata, are facing the severest with corresponding change, is also responsible for making termed as...... Sea. According to the National Cyclone cyclones more intense, with stronger #EducationMinisterGoesLi B. Typhoon threats from climate-induced flooding increases in ocean heat Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) the data A. Extra-Tropical sustained winds and frequent rain ve and tweet it C. Tornadoes Planned and unplanned develop- led to the increased for- collected between 1980 and 2000, around Cyclones D. None of the 58 per cent of cyclones that formed in the ment in the most-ecologically sensi- mation of 'very severe Globally, ocean temperatures have You can also leave your above Bay of Bengal struck India's eastern coast tive zones in these cities fail to cyclonic storms' and compared to 25 per cent of those formed increased, as a result of climate query on the education address the risks of climate change- in the Arabian Sea. In 2019, however, the change, and there has been an ANSWERS: 'super-cyclones' minister’s Facebook and related flooding number of cyclones on the West Coast of increase in the intensity of the storms 1) A 2) D 3) B India increased significantly. in recent decades Twitter pages NEWS CLICK SRK’s T20 franchise VIEWPOINT HERE FOR BTS rules Billboard hot BRIEF MORE Green tea, dark IN 100 chart once again with invests in American Rahul Dravid bats for chocolate may fight 'Life Goes On' cricket’s future T20 cricket in Olympics against Covid virus hah Rukh Khan, who took Bol- ormer Indian captain Rahul Dravid lywood overseas and earned the has backed the idea of cricket becom- S appreciation of millions of fans Fing a part of the Olympic Games. HEALTH outside of India, is now set to venture Dravid feels that introducing the T20 format into American cricket. The actor has in Olympics will only help the game. acquired the Los Angeles franchise “I think it will be great for the game, if in the soon-to-be-launched Major the T20 format can become an Olympic sport Cricket League, which will be played because there are 75 (T20 nations); cricket in the US, and will have six teams is being played in so many countries,” he based in New York, San Francisco, said. Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles. There have been talks of making the n an inter- T20 format of cricket a part of the ENTERTAINMENT According to a report, SRK's LA team Olympics, with an ICC survey back in esting will be called LA Knight Riders, following outh Korean music sensation BTS 2018, even suggesting that 87 per cent I study, the pattern that started with Kolkata, has once again topped the of the fans wanted cricket to be part of researchers have According to Billboard, BTS is the and continued with his second T20 the quadrennial games claimed that chemi- Billboard Hot 100 chart with 'Life first duo or group in history to have team – Trinbago Knight Riders – cal compounds in foods S Goes On', the lead single of their two No 1 Hot 100 debut songs which plays in the Caribbean However, the Board of Control for or beverages like green tea, recently-released album ‘BE’ (Deluxe Premier League Cricket in India (BCCI), the richest and muscadine grapes and dark choco- Edition) topping the chart. The song, a Other five songs from the eight- Major League Cricket will the biggest member of the International late can bind and block the function soothing melody reflecting the state of life track album ‘BE’ also found their deliver the US's first profes- Cricket Council (ICC), has not been keen of a particular enzyme or protease in during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, place on the Hot 100 chart, with sional T20 league, featuring in sending its team to the Olympics the SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsi- also topped the Billboard 200 chart. On the ‘Blue & Grey’ on No 13, ‘Stay’ on top international players ble for Covid-19. Computer simula- from the host country and Cricket was also part of the Asian Billboard Hot 100 chart, 'Life Goes On' is No 22, ‘Fly To My Room’ on No 69, Games in 2010 and 2014 editions, but tions showed that the studied chemi- closely followed by the Grammy-nominated around the world cal compounds from green tea, two closely followed by ‘Telepathy’ on The focus will be on the BCCI did not send any of its teams 'Dynamite', the closing track of ‘BE’ at No 3 varieties of muscadine grapes, cocoa developing a home-grown this week. 'Dynamite', which is the music No 70 and ‘Dis-ease’ on No 72 powder and dark chocolate were able player-pool for the US and SHOULD CRICKET BE A group’s first full-fledged English single, pre- PART OF OLYMPICS? to bind to different portions of The 63rd Grammy Awards are and the league viously topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart The league's inaugural sea- Share your views at Mproor main proteinase, a viral cys- scheduled to be held on January 31, Q teine proteinase. in September, making BTS the first pop act son will be in 2022 2021 [email protected] You can also post from South Korea to achieve this feat. your comments at toistudent.com Retailers have been doing all kinds of Now, share screenshots to your things to make shoppers feel safe— checking shoppers’ temperatures at the smartphone from Nintendo Switch IS SHOPPING IN entrance to following pandemic norms. Nintendo has released a new system update for its Switch that allows users to STORES SAFE However, they don't eliminate the risk, wirelessly transfer photos and videos from the gaming console to a smartphone. The warn health experts. An infected firmware update allows people to share screenshots and videos directly to their smart- DURING THE person may not have a fever, and can phones by scanning a QR code still spread the virus, they caution. TECH BUZZ As the cases of coronavirus surge, PANDEMIC? health experts share tips on The users can now find how to shop... the latest news and 3 offers about Nintendo Switch Online from a new Shopping in crowded fewer people. Don’t get casual after option in the Home menu of the stores is a "higher risk'' Wear a mask and stay at seeing those plastic barri- Nintendo Switch system activity; limit any in-person least six feet away from ers. The plastic barriers shopping, including at super- others between the customers markets and cashiers may not In the new system Try to spend as little time block all the update, while using soft- Go for online shopping; inside the store as possible ware with the same visit outdoor markets, use droplets from an infected 4 Use a hand sanitiser with For screenshots, This will save users’ curbside pickup, where work- person Nintendo Account linked to at least 60% alcohol when users can transfer a time, as earlier they ers bring orders to your car If the air in a store feels multiple systems, save data you leave; wash your hands 1 maximum of 10 2 had to upload the backed up from one console will If you need to enter a stuffy, that's a sign of with soap and water when screenshots and one video content to Twitter or poor ventilation.
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