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Unnatural disaster: how global warming helped cause India’s catastrophic flood
Two years ago this month, a flood devastated the Himalayan village of Kedarnath, India, the destination of half a million Hindu pilgrims annually. The town sits 11,500 feet up in a tight valley. Sharp, snowy peaks tower on three sides and a stone temple sits at one end. The flood — which occurred on June […]
Posted 28 Sep 2015 in Blogs -
Global warming helped cause India’s catastrophic flood
Researchers say melting glaciers and shifting storm tracks played a major role in India’s Uttarakhand catastrophe and should be a warning about how global warming could lead to more damaging floods in the future
Posted 03 Aug 2015 in Articles