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Global warming: From Nepal to Assam to Kerala, nature’s fury is colliding with unchecked development
The Himalayan region is facing increasingly frequent and unpredictable extreme weather, with glacier collapses, flash floods and landslides becoming more dangerous. Climate change is a key driver, but rapid and poorly planned development is worsening the risks by putting more people and infrastructure in fragile, flood- and landslide-prone areas.
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Global warming: From Nepal to Assam to Kerala, nature’s fury is colliding with unchecked development
The Himalayan region is facing increasingly frequent and unpredictable extreme weather, with glacier collapses, flash floods and landslides becoming more dangerous. Climate change…