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This is why Kerala floods were the worst in a century

Kerala's worst flood since 1924 reinforces how local environmental degradation and lack of disaster preparedness can make extreme weather …

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Call for business unusual

What has happened in Kerala is also happening across the world. It is an uncomfortable fact that we do not have a semblance of the plan to …

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Kerala floods: What to expect when none of the 61 dams have any emergency plan?

Deep-rooted mistakes unearthed when a CAG audit report on flood control and forecasting was analysed

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Blunder 999

Kerala is trapped by its promise to host Tamil Nadu’s Mullaperiyar dam for a millennium

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Why Polavaram is a pointless project

The Polavaram dam involves a huge cost but its benefit will be limited

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Flood fury in Nagaland despite one of the driest monsoons

The entire North East is staring at the worst monsoon in the past 13 years

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Monsoon 2018: Destructive yes, distributive no

While floods during monsoon killed 1,310 people and affected 7.5 million, 40% Indian districts still face drought

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Kerala floods reveal the horror that is climate change

Kerala’s worst floods, which were a disaster caused by climate change, were made deadlier by local environmental degradation and absence …

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Kerala shows the risk of severe floods is still evolving

The crisis is a timely reminder that climate change is expected to increase the frequency and magnitude of severe flooding across the …

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'Kerala may have suffered economic losses of up to Rs 20,000 crore due to floods'

The tourism and agriculture industry in the state have borne the brunt of destruction

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Kerala floods: Government was warned long back, but it chose to ignore

Ignoring experts’ recommendations on protecting fragile ecology of Western Ghats, Kerala had chosen development over environment

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Kerala floods: Death toll touches 370

The IMD says the rainfall density is expected to reduce majorly in the next 2-3 days

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