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The world’s largest block of mangroves, the Sundarbans, mitigated damage caused by Cyclone Bulbul; yet, such forests are imperiled by development and climate change.
In a recently released study, researchers find that, in the last six decades, large parts of India witnessed an increase in severe rainfall events since 1980.
Fifteen years after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Sri Lanka’s government intends to keep expanding the island’s coastal green belt .
A recent study has found that factors such as good governance, nutritionally diverse crops, overall crop production and irrigation can make children resilient to droughts.
The new GCA report draws attention to the urgency of water adaptation strategies and the need to rethink agricultural water usage, food systems, and diets.
The fall army worm is a voracious eater of maize plants and has spread quickly throughout India, causing cascading effects on crops and growing prices.
With climate change compromising the world-famous Darjeeling tea, scientists have developed climate-resilient clones that will maintain the tea's flavour and production.
Mumbai's outdated drainage system combined with the removal of natural flood protection like mangroves have left the city exposed to flooding.
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