The people of India have collectively caused such climate change, the result of which is that now the intensity of rain has increased by 10 percent. Due to this, landslide occurred in Wayanad, Kerala. More than 350 people were killed. An international team of scientists has revealed this in their study.
The landslide that occurred in Wayanad on July 30, 2024 was the worst disaster since 2018. Last time more than 400 people were killed due to floods. This study has been done by the World Weather Attribution Group (WWAG). According to this, the rainfall that occurred in Wayanad in the 24 hours before the accident was 10 percent more in terms of intensity. The reason is climate change.
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State Chief Minister Pinnarai Vijayan blamed the disaster on heavy rains. He said that the area where the accident occurred had received 23 inches of rain within 48 hours. That means 572 mm. Whereas 8 inches of rain i.e. 204 mm of rain was predicted. That means it rained twice as much. But it is not the rain’s fault.
According to which the earth is warming, more incidents like Wayanad will happen.
The speed at which fossil fuels are being burnt in India and the world. According to that, the world will soon become 2 degrees Celsius warmer. In such a situation, the incident has happened in Wayanad. It will become 4 percent more dangerous. Four percent of the rain is too much. It will be like if there was a cloud burst in Kedarnath or Himachal.
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Only humans are responsible for such disasters
The climate is changing due to increasing carbon emissions by humans. Due to this, there is difference in the time, duration and intensity of rain. Due to this, cases of landslides are increasing. Deforestation, mining, haphazard construction, uncontrolled tourism are putting pressure on mountains and such areas. The climate is changing.
Heavy rain made about 10% stronger by human-caused climate change triggered the landslides that killed more than 200 people in India’s southern state of Kerala last month, a team of international scientists has concluded.
— Reuters Science News (@ReutersScience) August 14, 2024
Landslide incidents are increasing rapidly in India
The incidents of landslides are continuously increasing in India. This is a new disaster for this country. Accordingly the rain is increasing. The rain will increase in the mountains and plateau areas. Landslides will also increase. Earlier, Asia had seen the heat wave in May-June. This is also a result of climate change.