Wayanad mein hui landslides, jinmein 200 se zyada logon ki jaan gayi, intense baarish ke wajah se huyi thi, jo climate change ke karan 10% zyada bhari thi.
**In Short**
– Study shows Wayanad’s single-day monsoon rains have become much heavier.
– July 30 rainfall was the third-heaviest ever in the region.
– Landslides on July 30, 2024, that killed over 200 people, were worsened by climate change.
Kerala ke Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ne bataya ki area ne sirf 48 ghanton mein 572 millimeters barish dekhi, jo ki forecast se do guna zyada thi, jisse catastrophic landslides hue.
World Weather Attribution group ne warn kiya hai ki agar global temperatures 2 degrees Celsius se badh jaati hain, toh Kerala mein single-day rainfall events 4% tak zyada bhari ho sakte hain, jo future landslides ki sambhavnayein badha sakti hain.
Study ne urgent climate action ki zarurat ko highlight kiya hai, jisme fossil fuel use kam karna aur sustainable land management practices ko implement karna shamil hai.
Climate change ke alawa, deforestation, over-development, aur unchecked tourism bhi is area ki vulnerability ko badha rahe hain.
Experts ka kehna hai ki slopes ko reinforce karna, retaining structures banana, aur early warning systems improve karna chahiye taaki future mein aise disasters ko roka ja sake.
Wayanad landslides India ke broader pattern of extreme weather events ka part hain, jo climate change se linked hain. India ab soaring temperatures, prolonged heatwaves, torrential rains, aur cyclones jese climate-induced disasters ka saamna kar raha hai.
Study ki ek author Maja Vahlberg ne adaptation ke saath mitigation efforts ki importance ko stress kiya. Yeh include karta hai landslide risks ka better assessment aur early warning aur evacuation systems ko enhance karna taaki vulnerable communities ko protect kiya ja sake.
Global climate ke change ke saath, proactive measures bahut zaruri hain taaki lives aur livelihoods ko safeguard kiya ja sake in regions jo natural calamities ke prone hain.