Death toll from Wayanad surpasses 100
climate scientist warns warming of the Arabian Sea is linked to landslides
30/7/2024,
This concerning revelation comes after a string of landslides in the steep areas of Wayanad district caused by intense rain, which have killed at least 100 people and left many more feared trapped beneath the debris.
Major landslides shook the mountainous area of Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Tuesday morning after heavy rains. At least 106 people died, 128 were injured, and hundreds more were thought to be trapped.
A renowned climate scientist has issued a warning, stating that the creation of deep cloud formations due to the warming of the Arabian Sea may cause unusually heavy rainfall in Kerala in a shorter amount of time and increase the risk of landslides.
This concerning revelation comes after a string of landslides in the steep areas of Wayanad district caused by intense rain, which have killed at least 45 people and left many more feared trapped beneath the debris.
Director of the Cochin University of Science and Technology’s (CUSAT) Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research, S. Abhilash, stated that the active monsoon offshore trough that has affected the entire Konkan region for the past two weeks has resulted in significant rainfall in the states of Kasargod, Kannur, Wayanad, Calicut, and Malappuram.
“The soil was already saturated from continuous rainfall, and the formation of a deep mesoscale cloud system off the coast of the Arabian Sea on Monday triggered localised landslides in Wayanad, Calicut, Malappuram, and Kannur,” Abhilash said in a PTI interview.
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