Assam which is known for Assam Silk and Assam Tea remains in the news for another reason i.e., floods. Torrential rains and floods hit Assam yet again as nearly two lakh people have been affected in 20 districts
The water has cut off roads and left some communities isolated. Authorities say the combination of heavy rainfall and rapid melting - due to rising temperatures - has caused the Gardner River that runs through the park to swell.
Flood-related disasters have increased 134% since 2000, compared to the previous two decades, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Climate migration represents an expanding phenomenon that is none other than the flight of certain groups of people from their places of residence forced by the constant natural dangers that threaten them by the new climate paradigm.
Unseasonal rains of 36 hours have left Uttarakhand badly disturbed. During this, 17 people died at different places. About 11 thousand pilgrims who went on the pilgrimage to the Char Dhams of the state have been stopped at various places.
Asia is the most flood-affected region in the world. If compared with the whole world, 90 percent of the total population affected by floods live in Asia
During the last 3 years, apart from the existing flood-prone states of Assam, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, the states witnessed extreme floods with water levels above the last year's highest flood level.
Experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimate that sea levels may rise by between 60 centimeters and 1.1 meters by the end of this century if emissions are high.