Geo in the News 8/6

Tropical Storm Amanda brought torrential rains which caused flooding and landslides. How does rain cause landslides?

Tropical Storm Nisarga began as a tropical depression (low pressure area) in which body of water to the west of India?

Which city, India’s financial centre and largest city, narrowly missed a direct hit from Cyclone Nisarga?

Which major iron ore mining company has apologised for the destruction of a 46,000 year old Aboriginal site in the Pilba

The first commercial launch from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral saw astronauts by which company occurred last week?

What is the Arctic Circle?

Fourteen people have perished in Tropical Storm Amanda which struck El Salvador in which region of the Americas?

LIDAR uses what type of technology to map both natural and human environments?

Which football code was the first to resume its season after the Covid-19 shutdown of sport across Australia?

Which country is the biggest export market for Australia taking 80% of its iron ore?

What type of natural hazard resulted in eight homes being swept into the sea in northern Norway?