Second, deforestation can cause the land surface to become relatively warm, triggering upward air flows and the formation of areas of low atmospheric pressure. Such ‘heat lows’ draw in ...

Heavy rain continues to batter Assam as the state struggles to recover from the floods that impacted over 24 lakh people across 30 districts, including Cachar, Kamrup, Dhubri, Nagaon, and others.

Climate change is impacting the world in significant ways. We know this. But it’s impacting the beautiful islands of ...

absorb more carbon dioxide and reduce the risk of flooding. So what can we do to help? On a global scale, governments can introduce regulations that slow down and eventually stop deforestation.

As if that weren’t enough, Wednesday will also be the start of a multi-day, once-in-a-lifetime flooding event. • Severe thunderstorms ongoing: A powerful line of severe storms stretched from ...

Deforestation refers to forests intentionally ... altered rainfall patterns and water cycles, soil erosion and flooding, and threats to Indigenous communities that rely on forests.