Floods
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrology and are of significant concern in agriculture, civil engineering and public health. Human changes to the environment often increase the intensity and frequency of flooding, for example land use changes such as deforestation and removal of wetlands, changes in waterway course such as with levees, and larger environmental issues such as climate change and sea level rise. Floods …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 27 May 2024 English
In this village in the island of Majuli, frequent floods over many decades have led to a loss of livelihoods around agriculture while other traditional occupations, such as boat-making, have been unstable …
this village in the island of Majuli, frequent floods over many decades have led to a loss of livelihoods …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 May 2024 English
This report was published in May 2024 by Access Now for the #KeepItOn campaign which promotes the end of internet shutdowns. The report is authored by Zach Rosson, Felicia Anthonio, …
fueling natural disasters including typhoons, floods, wildfires, and cyclones across the world. In 2023 … ake-turkey-keepiton/; Access Now (2023). Libya floods: People need reliable internet now. https://www … https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/libya-floods-internet/ 60 Jan Rydzak (2019). Of Blackouts and Bandhs: …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 28 November 2023 English
This report published on November 28, 2023, by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and magazine Down to Earth (DTE), sheds light on extreme weather patterns in India. It …
analysis • Lightning and storms • Heavy rains, floods and landslides • Heatwaves • Cold waves/cold … very, and extremely heavy rainfall, landslides and floods, coldwaves, heatwaves, cyclones, snowfall, dust … from IMD and the Central Water Commission (on floods). It also has a section on damages reported by … human life. The situation reports are primarily for floods, heavy rainfall and cyclones; India needs similar … thunderstorms and gales (a very strong wind). Heavy rains, floods and landslides Heavy rainfall happens when a region …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
dams on rivers. It also explains how changes in riverways brought during the British era impacts floods and droughts in the present day.The 62-page document is divided into nine sections: Relationships: …
deal, but then it takes away a lot too, you see. Floods sweep away homes and overflow river banks to devour … flowed. So, to understand present-day problems like floods, droughts, diseases, and pollution, we need to … their homes keeping in mind the seasons—when the floods would come and when the water would recede. They … away the land on the other. There were dreadful floods in different parts of Bengal after the construction … several huge dams on the Tennessee river to control floods. The USSR was also very proud of the giant dam …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
First History Lessons is a series of books published by the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK). Aiming to simplify and explain important historical ideas, the series has been sponsored …
rivers, creeks and canals, torrential rain and floods. Their horses and heavy artillery would often be …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 6 September 2023 English
the sprucing up is selective. Those residents of Delhi who have been displaced by the recent Yamuna floods and on-going development projects on its banks, are now living on public roads, and told to ‘stay …
Delhi who have been displaced by the recent Yamuna floods and on-going development projects on its banks …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 8 August 2023 English
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released this 92-page Climate Dictionary on August 8, 2023. It provides simple and concise definitions for 40 climate-related terms frequently in use.Subtitled ‘Speak climate …
stronger defenses against extreme weather like floods and heat waves. However, adaptation also needs … such as more intense and/or frequent hurricanes, floods, heat waves, and droughts, and leads to sea level … has repeatedly been damaged due to cyclones or floods, or the loss of coastline land (and homes and businesses) … ecosystems. Restoring wetlands protects communities from floods, while conserving mangrove forests supports food …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 May 2023 English
This study titled Indian Languages – Understanding India’s Digital News Consumer was released on May 2023 by Kantar, an international consultancy agency, in collaboration with Google. The report presents the …
years, Malayalam "If there is news about some floods, I go to Google to check about it." Female, 35-44 …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 April 2023 English
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the first volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 on April 17, 2023. The EnviStats were first published in …
events, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts, floods, and wildfires. These events can have severe and … forces of nature are those due to earthquakes, floods, lightning, and epidemics, to name a few. Lightening …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023
The State of the World’s Children is an annual report published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) since the year 1980. Each edition aims to promote awareness on key …
climate crises, including droughts, heatwaves and floods, will put further strain on children’s access to …
