Floods

Change in springs

Many springs changed colour and flow after the earthquake. The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology says a large number of springs became completely dry, but some began to discharge murky water with

Publication Date:

30/10/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Ecology, Floods, Earthquakes, India, Garhwal

Health

Furious floods

THREE thousand people are feared dead in flash floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern Afghanistan in the first week of September. A nine metre-high tidal wave brought torrents

Publication Date:

14/10/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Floods, Flood Relief, Disaster Management, Afghanistan

Water Pollution

Making profits for the West

While western investors are lining their pockets with Papua New Guinea's rich natural resources, all the government is getting in return is a degraded environment.

Publication Date:

30/08/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Pollution, Mining, Floods, Europe, Papua New Guinea

Agriculture

Ganga on the road

PARTS of National Highway No 34 and Eastern Railway's Farakka-Jangipur track are being eroded by the Ganga. Also being worn away are the Farakka feeder canal, the Jangipur barrage and a 94-km

Publication Date:

30/07/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Soil Erosion, Ganga, Farakka Barrage, Floods, Rail Transport

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

An overview of the Madden-Julian Oscillation and its relation to monsoon and mid-latitude circulation

In the past decade there has been extensive research into tropical intraseasonal variability, one of the major components of the low frequency variability of the general atmospheric circulation. This paper briefly reviews the state-of-the-art in this research area: the nature of the Madden-Julian Oscillation, its relation to monsoonal and extratropical circulations, and the current theoretical understandings.

Original Source

Publication Date:

01/02/1992

Author(s): Bin Wang

Source: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Vol:

9

Issue:

1

pp:

93-111

Tags:

Monsoons, Atmosphere, Atmosphere Science, Indian Ocean, El Nino, South Asia, Droughts, Floods, China, Japan, Weather Predictions, Africa

Natural Disasters

The state of India's environment - floods, flood plains and environmental myths

This report remains one of the few chronicles of the ecological change taking place in the Indo-Gangetic plains - India's most densely populated area. Focussing on the recurrent problem of floods in this region and describes the nature of challenge posed by ecologically sound development and suggests new ways of looking at policies.

Publication Date:

Dec 1990

Author(s): Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Environment, Teesta, Deforestation, Floods, Flood Control, India, Assam, Bihar, Garhwal, Himalaya

Natural Disasters

The wrath of nature: the impact of environmental destruction floods and droughts

This report was published by CSE for a presentation to the Parliament of India on the impact of environmental destruction on floods and drought.

Publication Date:

Apr 1987

Author(s): Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain

Tags:

Floods, Droughts, India, Grazing Lands, Land Degradation, Alakananda, Sukhomajri, Groundwater, Forest Resources, Watershed Development, Narmada

Forests

Ghandi's ghost saves the Himalayan trees

From Kashmir to Burma, where tigers once lived amid lush forests, a vast tract of land has been laid bare by the timber industry. In its wake have come landslides, drought and yet further poverty. The only hope for the hill people is a Ghandian like movement which villagers have adopted to thwart developers.

Publication Date:

14/08/1975

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: New Scientist

pp:

386-387

Tags:

Chipko Movement, Anil Agarwal, Himalaya, India, Chamoli, Garhwal, Forest Conservation, Women, Floods, Alakananda, Sedimentation, Cottage Industry, Timber Industry, Deforestation

Natural Disasters

Model Bill for Flood Plain Zoning, 1975

Even as floods play havoc in Uttarakhand, states have opposed provisions of this bill prepared by CWC in 1975. It provides clauses about flood zoning authorities, prohibition of the use of the flood plains, compensation & most importantly removing obstructions to ensure free flow of water.

Publication Date:

01/01/1975

Source: Central Water Commission (CWC)

Tags:

Floods, India, Flood Control, Central Water Commission (CWC), Compensation, Rivers

Natural Disasters

Are we in the middle of a climate crisis?

Over the last month, at least 200 people across 5 states have lost their lives due to excessive rainfall causing floods. Just in the course of 2019, we've seen a deadly heatwave in North and Central India, devastating floods in Bihar and Assam, torrential rains in Mumbai and the worst drought in 70 years in Chennai.