Jorge Rulli, of the Reflexion Rural environmental group, also linked deforestation with increasing flooding and noted the impact of single-crop farming, which has been displacing cattle ranching ...

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.

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.