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As in Kerala, local climate processes can worsen climate extremes | Analysis

August 4, 2024 admin

Tragedies like the Wayanad landslides repeat themselves partly because their lessons are not brought to bear on our understanding of the local amplifiers of extreme events. A view of a mountain of the Western Ghats in Wayanad, Kerala, November 15, 2022. | Photo Credit: Nakkeeran Raveendran/Unsplash At no place on the earth is the climate…

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How Missed Warnings, “Over-Tourism” Aggravated Landslides In Kerala’s Wayanad

August 2, 2024 admin

With a steeply pitched tiled roof piercing misty green hills in southern India and a stream gushing through rocks nearby, the Stone House Bungalow was one of the most popular resorts in the Wayanad area of Kerala state. It was empty when two landslides early on Tuesday washed away the 30-year-old stone building: staff and…

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Kerala Restricts Scientific Community From Sharing Reports On Wayanad With Media

August 1, 2024 admin

Heavy rain-induced landslides claimed more than 290 lives in Wayanad. (File) New Delhi: The Kerala government requested the state’s scientific community on Thursday to refrain from sharing their opinions and study reports on the Wayanad landslides with the media. Tiku Biswal, the state relief commissioner and principal secretary for disaster management, in an order directed…

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Before and after satellite images of Wayanad landslip

August 1, 2024 admin

Drone image of Chooralmala in Wayanad district of Kerala, on August 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) has released high-resolution images taken by the space agency’s satellites which reveal the extensive damage caused by the landslip in Wayanad district in Kerala. NRSC has released before and after images…

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Before and after satellite images of Wayanad landslip

August 1, 2024 admin

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Before and after satellite images of Wayanad landslip

August 1, 2024 admin

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Wayanad Landslide, ISRO Satellite Images Show Devastation From Landslides In Kerala’s Wayanad

August 1, 2024 admin

ISRO satellite images show widespread devastation at Wayanad landslide. New Delhi: High resolution images taken by Indian satellites show the widespread damage and devastation caused by landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad. More than 150 people have died and over 200 injured even as the rescue works are ongoing. The before and after images show that about…

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Wayanad landslide: How accurate are Amit Shah’s claims on early warnings for Kerala ahead of the Wayanad landslide

August 1, 2024 admin

Parliament on Wednesday took up a discussion on Wayanad landslide under a ‘calling attention’ motion. In his response, Union Home Minister Amit Shah made several claims on early warning systems in India and how they were utilised to alert the Kerala government ahead of the tragedy. The Hindu takes a closer look at these claims….

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Wayanad Landslides, Kerala Landslides, Kerala Police Probe Online Campaign Against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Call For Aid

August 1, 2024 admin

For this, the cyber police have intensified monitoring of social media. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police have launched an investigation into an alleged social media campaign against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Facebook post requesting help for the people affected by the landslides in Wayanad district. The State Police Media Centre (SPMC) on Thursday said that the…

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Kerala, Wayanad landslides LIVE updates: rescue operations to continue; death toll crosses 200

August 1, 2024 admin

Amit Shah, Pinarayi Vijayan cross swords over advance warning ahead of Kerala tragedy The Centre and Kerala crossed swords on Wednesday over advance weather warnings for the State and the disaster response in the wake of the catastrophic landslide that claimed over 200 lives and levelled three villages in Vythithiri taluk of Wayanad district a…

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