Troubled woods: How the Western Ghats have changed due to global warming

Category : Global Warming | Location : International  | Posted on 2025-01-03 06:20:35

Soon after the Wayanad landslides in July, which claimed over 400 lives, scientists with the World Weather Attribution, an international collaboration, unequivocally said that the disaster was exacerbated by nearly 11 per cent due to global warming. But for a handful of scientists closely monitoring the Western Ghats, global warming is responsible for almost every landslide in the region occurring in recent years.

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/troubled-woods-how-the-western-ghats-have-changed-due-to-global-warming