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Climate Change Impact on Wayanad Landslides: Study Reveals Key Findings
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) study revealed that the devastating landslides in Wayanad, which resulted in more than 200 fatalities, were heavily influenced by human-induced climate change. On July 30, Wayanad received 140 mm of rainfall in a single day, marking it as the third heaviest one-day rainfall event in the district's history. The st...
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Scientists Find Fingerprints Of Climate Change On Wayanad Landslides
The deadly landslides in Kerala's ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by a global team of scientists.
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Wayanad Tragedy Linked To 10% Heavier Rainfall Due To Climate Change: Study
The deadly landslides in Kerala's ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by a global team of scientists.
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How Unplanned Development, Unusual Rain In Wayanad Ended In Disaster
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.
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What Caused Deadly Kerala Landslides? Study Points To These Factors
Climate change, fragile terrain and loss of forest cover created the perfect recipe for the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district that claimed 123 lives, according to studies conducted over the years.
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Warming Of Arabian Sea Linked To Wayanad Landslides, Says Climate Scientist
Warming of the Arabian Sea is allowing the formation of deep cloud systems, leading to extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala in a shorter period and increasing the possibility of landslides, a senior climate scientist said today.
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From Torrential Rain To Scorching Heatwave: India's Extreme Weather Events
More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala state on July 30. Heavy rains caused floods in capital New Delhi. Several rivers swelled up in Assam after seasonal monsoon rains.
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Union Minister Visits Families Of 3 Men Killed In Kerala Animal Attacks
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday visited the families of the three men who died in animal attacks here and assured them of all possible help to put their lives back on track.
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Kerala Woman Sings In 140 Languages, Sets Guinness World Record
Ms Satish broke the record by performing in 140 languages to raise awareness about Climate Change at the Indian Consulate Auditorium in Dubai
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Temperature Jump In Kerala, Puducherry Among Highest In World This Year: Study
Kerala, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands experienced more than three degrees higher temperatures, among the highest in the world, from June to August this year, a new report claimed on Thursday.
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Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh Have Most Comprehensive EV Policies in India, Study Says
Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are the four states with the most comprehensive EV policies, according to a study by Climate Trends. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Delhi - states that released their policies before October 2020, are not on track to meet their targets of ...
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Gujarat Tops Niti Aayog's Index For Energy And Climate, Kerala At 2nd
Gujarat has topped NITI Aayog's State Energy and Climate Index (SECI) with a score of 50.1 points in the larger states category.
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In Election Season, The Heat Is On (Literally). Kerala Issues Warnings
With the Lok Sabha elections just over two weeks away, if one thought the political climate was the only thing heating up, you might be mistaken. In Kerala, temperatures too have been beating expectations, with some districts like Palakkad recording temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius on Monday.
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After 2018 Floods, Kerala Residents Want Climate Change To Drive Poll Narrative
With memories of last year's devastating floods still fresh in the minds of people of Kerala, they want the issue of climate change to be a dominant theme of the electoral discourse in the run-up to Lok Sabha polls beginning April 11.
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Kerala Floods Because Of Climate Change, Top Weather Official Tells NDTV
The devastating floods in Kerala in August were an outcome of a chain of extreme weather events that climate change has triggered in India, the Director General of Indian Meteorological Department, KJ Ramesh, told NDTV in an exclusive interview. "Country has witnessed the evidence of significant changes in extreme weather events and the extreme rai...
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Climate Change Impact on Wayanad Landslides: Study Reveals Key Findings
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) study revealed that the devastating landslides in Wayanad, which resulted in more than 200 fatalities, were heavily influenced by human-induced climate change. On July 30, Wayanad received 140 mm of rainfall in a single day, marking it as the third heaviest one-day rainfall event in the district's history. The st...
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Scientists Find Fingerprints Of Climate Change On Wayanad Landslides
The deadly landslides in Kerala's ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by a global team of scientists.
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Wayanad Tragedy Linked To 10% Heavier Rainfall Due To Climate Change: Study
The deadly landslides in Kerala's ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by a global team of scientists.
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How Unplanned Development, Unusual Rain In Wayanad Ended In Disaster
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.
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What Caused Deadly Kerala Landslides? Study Points To These Factors
Climate change, fragile terrain and loss of forest cover created the perfect recipe for the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district that claimed 123 lives, according to studies conducted over the years.
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Warming Of Arabian Sea Linked To Wayanad Landslides, Says Climate Scientist
Warming of the Arabian Sea is allowing the formation of deep cloud systems, leading to extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala in a shorter period and increasing the possibility of landslides, a senior climate scientist said today.
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From Torrential Rain To Scorching Heatwave: India's Extreme Weather Events
More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala state on July 30. Heavy rains caused floods in capital New Delhi. Several rivers swelled up in Assam after seasonal monsoon rains.
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Union Minister Visits Families Of 3 Men Killed In Kerala Animal Attacks
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday visited the families of the three men who died in animal attacks here and assured them of all possible help to put their lives back on track.
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Kerala Woman Sings In 140 Languages, Sets Guinness World Record
Ms Satish broke the record by performing in 140 languages to raise awareness about Climate Change at the Indian Consulate Auditorium in Dubai
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Temperature Jump In Kerala, Puducherry Among Highest In World This Year: Study
Kerala, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands experienced more than three degrees higher temperatures, among the highest in the world, from June to August this year, a new report claimed on Thursday.
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Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh Have Most Comprehensive EV Policies in India, Study Says
Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are the four states with the most comprehensive EV policies, according to a study by Climate Trends. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Delhi - states that released their policies before October 2020, are not on track to meet their targets of ...
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Gujarat Tops Niti Aayog's Index For Energy And Climate, Kerala At 2nd
Gujarat has topped NITI Aayog's State Energy and Climate Index (SECI) with a score of 50.1 points in the larger states category.
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In Election Season, The Heat Is On (Literally). Kerala Issues Warnings
With the Lok Sabha elections just over two weeks away, if one thought the political climate was the only thing heating up, you might be mistaken. In Kerala, temperatures too have been beating expectations, with some districts like Palakkad recording temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius on Monday.
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After 2018 Floods, Kerala Residents Want Climate Change To Drive Poll Narrative
With memories of last year's devastating floods still fresh in the minds of people of Kerala, they want the issue of climate change to be a dominant theme of the electoral discourse in the run-up to Lok Sabha polls beginning April 11.
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Kerala Floods Because Of Climate Change, Top Weather Official Tells NDTV
The devastating floods in Kerala in August were an outcome of a chain of extreme weather events that climate change has triggered in India, the Director General of Indian Meteorological Department, KJ Ramesh, told NDTV in an exclusive interview. "Country has witnessed the evidence of significant changes in extreme weather events and the extreme rai...
