Once again we are in that time of the year when we have to say goodbye to our old memories and move into a new era hoping that the new year brings happiness and joy to our life. In the year 2012, Pakistan had to go through a lot due to its political and economic…
Two Earthquakes in less than a minute! Quakes kill at least 87 people; more than dozed injured! Iran has history of Earthquakes! More than 87 people have died while another 400 injured in north-western Iran as two devastating earthquake strikes this part of the country. The city of Tabriz has been affected by this earthquake,…
“This is the sixth article related to the monsoon season of 2012 and it will be followed by many more articles” ”Will drought take over the country’ It should not be called a ‘monsoon season’ as the precipitation has been 50% below normal all over Pakistan. PWP in its monsoon article (2012) that was published in April…
This article is shared by Farjad Akmal for PWP from Karachi city, Sindh, Pakistan Large earthquakes along the Makran Subduction Zone (MSZ) have generated destructive tsunamis in the past (Berninghausen, 1966). Although the historic record is incomplete, it is believed that tsunamis from this region had significant impact on several countries bordering the Northern Arabian Sea and the Indian…
On January 14, at about 11:45 pm PKT, moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred in the Arabian sea just 319 kilometres away from the coast of Karachi. The location cordinate was 23.67, 64.21. While the focal depth was about 10 km. The earthquake was not strong enough to generate tsunami in the region. It is worth…
Pakistan Weather Portal (PWP) 