The Sundarbans: India must protect the world’s largest delta from a dystopian future, and now -Mukut Biswas
-Down to Earth We must get out of ‘beyond disaster response’ mode in the Sundarbans and take urgent action to save it The world seems to pay attention to the Sundarbans only when catastrophe hits. In the aftermath of both supercyclones Amphan and Yaas that ravaged the Sundarbans, non-profits, celebrities, clubs and citizens had organised several crowd funding initiatives to get the financial support to distribute relief materials to the cyclone victims. It was indeed an encouraging gesture which helped the people of the Sundarbans to survive and deal with the calamity. But the magnitude of catastrophe that awaits the Sundarbans demands attention beyond disaster response. Aila, Fani, Bulbul, Amphan and now Yaas have proved yet again how vulnerable the Sundarbans have become to the vagaries of climate change. An analysis of cyclonic events in the Bay of Bengal over a period of 120 years indicates a 26 per cent rise in the frequency of high to very high intensity cyclones over this time period. Please click here to read more. |
Down to Earth, 20 September, 2021, https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/climate-change/the-sundarbans-india-must-protect-the-world-s-largest-delta-from-a-dystopian-future-and-now-79092?fbclid=IwAR1GtDVlOYViVSpV_zHKV8cu6xidHsUwY6y_m2eyuDVBxi3pza4vsZwJIPs
Tagged with: Cyclone Aila Cyclone Fani Cyclone Bulbul Cyclone Amphan Cyclone Yaas Sunderbans Delta Supercyclones
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