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Wayanad landslides linked to 10% heavier rainfall due to climate change: Study
Researchers from India, Sweden, the US and the UK have warned that such events will become more com…
PTI
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Landslides in Kerala are turning increasingly common, especially in the monsoon season
Experts attribute these landslides to heavy rainfall, geologically weak soil, deforestation, and ca…
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Warming of Arabian Sea linked to Wayanad landslides, say climate scientist
Extremely heavy rain triggered a series of landslides in the hilly areas of Kerala's Wayanad distri…
PTI
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Kerala landslide adds to tally of over 180 rain-related deaths since June
India has faced a devastating monsoon season, with states like Kerala, Gujarat, and Himachal Prades…
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Nearly half of India's recent climate incidents occurred in the Himalayas! Year-long droughts on the horizon: study
According to the Centre for Science and Environment's State of India's Environment 2024 report, 44%…
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Wayanad landslides: Search operations enter final stage, focus now on inaccessible areas
Most of the accessible land area has been covered and the next focus will be to search the inaccess…
ANI
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IMD warns of heavy rain in landslide-hit Wayanad
A 'red' alert was issued for Lakshadweep, warning of extremely heavy rainfall (more than 20 cm i…
PTI
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Wayanad Landslide: Kerala Bank waives loans for disaster victims at Chooralmala Branch
In the wake of the landslide disaster at Mundakkai in Wayanad district of Kerala that took place on…
ANI
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Extreme weather uprooted 43 million children within six years, with India second worst affected
According to the report, the Philippines had the most child displacements due to weather events dur…
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These Indian species are most threatened by climate change and severe weather, according to the IUCN
Here are some of the species endemic to our country that India stands to lose to climate change and…
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Mountains are collapsing: A Swiss mountain peak fell apart, sending 3.5 million cubic feet of rock into the valley below. Scientists warn climate change could make more mountains crumble.
Mt. Fluchthorn's tallest peak collapsed earlier this year, and it's just one of many crumbling exam…
Emily Swaim
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Photos show Japanese rescue teams wading through waterlogged streets as heavy rain prompts evacuation orders for nearly 2 million people
Heavy rain battered Japan's west coast last weekend. Japanese people in seven prefectures were told…
Matthew Loh
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A city in northern Japan just recorded its coldest summer temperature in 128 years. It came 2 weeks after the same city hit one of its hottest temperatures ever.
A week after a heatwave scorched the Japanese island of Hokkaido, temperatures in the northern city…
Matthew Loh
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Scientists have solved the mystery behind India's devastating flood that killed 200 people in February
Four months ago, a massive chunk broke off a glacier in India. The ice melted on impact, causing a …
Aylin Woodward
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Climate change cost India over 2000 lives and $37 billion in just a year
Apart from economic losses, India also witness…
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Mussoorie, Devprayag and Darjeeling will be among the first Indian towns to bear the brunt of the Himalayan water flow drying up
The Hindu Kush Himalayas is one of the most important reserves of fresh water in the world catering…
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Freak rains and floods claimed 2,391 lives and destroyed 8 lakh homes this year
As many as 2,391 people lost their lives and over eight lakh houses were damaged during the monsoon…
PTI
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A TikToker has racked up 39 million views on a video she says captured her running away from a landslide while live streaming
An Alaskan woman known as The Dirty Explorer on TikTok has gone viral after she said she "ran for m…
Charissa Cheong
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Democrats tabled Biden's climate crisis plan, despite 40% of Americans suffering disasters like fire and flood in 2021: 'Right now we have both hell and high water.'
Build Back Better is on the backburner, but some lawmakers like Hawaii's Sen. Schatz are pushing to…
Ayelet Sheffey
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India's Indus water tower is the most important in the world — but it's also the most vulnerable
"We conclude that the most important water towers are also among the most vulnerable, and that c…