Climate change can trigger more devastating floods in India’

Aug 24, 2018

New Delhi: With more than a million people displaced by flooding in Kerala, Britain-based charity Christian Aid on Friday warned that more devastating floods in India will become the norm if nothing is done to tackle climate change.

Simultaneously, it plans to support 10,000 people in each of the flood-hit Wayanad and Idukki districts.

As efforts continue to help people sheltering in thousands of relief camps across the state, Christian Aid’s Global Lead on Climate Change, Kat Kramer said this was a wake-up call that more is needed to be done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“Science tells us that India and South Asia can expect more flooding events like the ones we’re seeing in Kerala, as global warming continues. In the Tropics we can expect more than a 10 per cent increase in precipitation for a degree Celsius increase in temperature,” she said in a statement.

Studies also show that climate change could lead to a reduction in winter rainfall in India, causing drought in the dry summer months and an increase in the monsoon season, leading to more flooding.

“These kind of events are a warning to all of us of the scale of climate crisis we are facing. The idea of more than a million people being displaced by floods is shocking, and rightly so, but if we don’t act to reduce our emissions then these kinds of disasters will become more frequent.

“It also shows how climate change is having a disproportionate impact on the world’s poorest people, which is why we need to see greater support to help the most vulnerable cope with emergencies of this nature,” Kramer said.

Christian Aid has launched an appeal for those affected by Kerala’s floods, and is responding with life-saving assistance for people who have lost their homes.

The appeal will help the charity target some of the southern Indian state’s poorest and most vulnerable villages.

Households will receive assistance with safe drinking water, sanitation supplies, mosquito nets, hygiene essentials such as soap and shelter materials, including tarpaulin, rope and blankets.
(IANS)

Hindu activists oppose Quran recitation at K’taka religious fair

Hassan (Karnataka): Ahead of the Assembly polls in Karnataka, Hindu activists have opposed the ritual of reciting the Quran during the historical Chennakeshava Rathotsava in Beluru town of Hassan district....

Bhojpuri singer booked for abetment to suicide of actress

Varanasi:  Police in Uttar Pradeh's Sarnath have registered a case against Bhojpuri singer Samar Singh and his brother Sanjay Singh under sections including abetment to suicide in the Akansha Dubey...

Tejashwi Yadav, wife welcome baby girl

Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and his wife Rajshree became proud parents of a baby girl in New Delhi on Monday. While announcing the news on social media,...

Over 10% of Japanese children with Covid-related brain disease pass away

Tokyo: More than 10 per cent of Japanese youngsters who acquired acute brain syndrome after contracting Covid-19 have passed away, according to the findings of a recent national survey released...

2 people shot at Sikh temple in Sacramento

New York: Two people were critically injured when shots were fired during a parade at a Sikh temple in Sacramento, the state capital of California, authorities said. The shooting was...

Ten minors among 12 held for ‘pro-Amritpal’ posters in UP district

Rampur (UP): Twelve persons, including 10 minors, have been detained for allegedly putting up posters with slogans supporting absconding Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh here. While the minors were released after...

Israel’s defence minister calls to halt judicial overhaul

Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has called on the government to immediately halt its plan to overhaul the country's judiciary, citing a threat to national security. He is the...

Russia to place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Moscow: Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin has said, the media reported. President Putin said the move would not violate nuclear non-proliferation agreements and compared...

Man to serve 100 yrs in prison for Indian-American child’s death

New York: A 35 year-old man has been sentenced to 100 years of hard labour for causing the death of a five-year-old Indian-American child in 2021, a judge in Caddo...

Talent crunch: No takers for more than 50% of Cal Univ teachers’ posts

Kolkata: The University of Calcutta, which once occupied the topmost slot among the state universities nationally because of its excellence in higher education, is currently going through a major crisis....

Madani to move court against K’taka decision on Muslim quota

Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh): The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, has said that it will challenge in court the Karnataka government's decision to remove Muslims from the 2B category of 'Other Backward Classes' (OBCs),...

FM reviews PSBs’ performance amid banking crisis in US, Europe

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a meeting on Saturday to review the performance of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) on various financial health parameters. The Finance...

Read Previous

HC convicts 33 in Dalit killing case in Haryana (Lead

Read Next

Delhi Metro to run extra trips on Raksha Bandhan

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com