Satellite data offers new hope for flood-stricken farmers in India
Climate change magnifies the risk of disasters and increases their costs. As the climate system has warmed, the number of weather-related hazards globally has tripled, and the number of people living in flood-prone areas and cyclone-exposed coastlines has doubled – and this trend is expected to incr...
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92096 |
| Summary: | Climate change magnifies the risk of disasters and increases their costs. As the climate system has warmed, the number of weather-related hazards globally has tripled, and the number of people living in flood-prone areas and cyclone-exposed coastlines has doubled – and this trend is expected to increase. Dr Giriraj Amarnath and Dr Alok Sikka of International Water Management Institute (IWMI), discuss. |
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