What are Flash Droughts The climate of India is fascinating in many ways. It gives life to agriculture, festivals, diverse lifestyles with its seasonal rhythm. However, India also witnesses all grades of disasters brought about by extremes of these seasons- by the virtue of nature or due to human interferences. One such less-researched and lesser-known […]
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Rising Sea Levels
Loss of human life, property, livestock, marine life crops, food scarcity, rising conflicts and diseases. These are some of the endless consequences of rising sea levels. Rising seas is one of the effects of climate change- a phenomenon which is drastically taking place in recent years accelerated due to human activities, particularly greenhouse gas emissions […]
Chennai: A city gone dry
Chennai, often regarded as ‘Detroit of India’ aspires to grow into a global economic hub. But its dreams and aspirations have come to a standstill as the city is having the worst water crisis in its history. The four main reservoirs of the city have gone dry, owing to absence of rain in last 200 […]