The UAE witnessed a record rainfall with 254 mm falling in Al Ain Tuesday in less than 24 hours, the most since records began in 1949 before the country was established in 1971.
While Africa saw 2 major floods highlighting perils of climate change, Europe had its own share of natural disasters. Closer home, it was heatwaves, cyclone & glacial lake outburst.
More than 40 per cent of districts in India that were previously dry are seeing floods and vice-versa. A holistic climate resilience approach is needed to address this.
Entire districts of Derna, with an estimated population of at least 120,000, were swept away or buried in brown mud due to the catastrophic flood caused by the breakage of two dams.
Unexpected summer rain turned the weeklong arts festival into a muddy nightmare. Up to 70,000 people were asked to stay put as officials closed the roads.
On 15 August, a landslide turned the lives of Krishna Nagar residents upside down. Many lost their homes, others had to evacuate, and are now taking shelter in Ambedkar Bhawan.
A farmer died in clashes with police during a protest. Farmers have been demanding compensation for crops damaged in floods. Opposition has hit out at CM for using floods for publicity.
State officials say stoppage of mechanised riverbed mining has led to accumulation of sediment in rivers, leading to flooding. Expert panel now studying riverbed to make policy.
A state of emergency was declared as the flooded region recorded highest average rainfall since August 2012, killing at least 20 people and displacing more than 134,000.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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