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We need strong political consensus on mitigating climate change: Amit Garg
Posted by Economic Times: Indulekha Aravind on December 6th, 2015
Economic Times: Probability of extreme rainfall events is increasing because of Climate Change. While further analysis might be needed to determine the role of climate change in Chennai's flooding, experts predict an increase in the number of intensity of natural disasters like the Uttarakhand floods in the years to come, due to global warming and unregulated development. Amit Garg, a member of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a professor ..
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Top Indian politician ridiculed over deadly floods billboard
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 6th, 2015
Agence France-Presse: A powerful Indian politician was ridiculed on Sunday over her role in deadly floods that have swept through her southern Tamil Nadu state, as frustration mounts over the disaster.
Thousands of residents have been rescued in Tamil Nadu since record rains last week worsened flooding that has claimed nearly 300 lives across the state since November 9.
The international airport in the state capital Chennai reopened on Sunday days after most of the city of more than four million was left underwater,...