Weathermen: Listen to the fishers, it works
A new system of marine forecasts is helping fishers in Kerala to better plan their fishing trips in the Arabian Sea, which has been witnessing unusually rough weather in recent years
A new system of marine forecasts is helping fishers in Kerala to better plan their fishing trips in the Arabian Sea, which has been witnessing unusually rough weather in recent years
Scientists say that the unprecedented Kerala deluge is the result of intense rainfall, massive deforestation over the years, unrestrained construction, and most of all, stone quarrying that destabilised hill slopes
As flood waters recede in Kerala and boats engaged in rescue return to the coast with people cheering the fishers, experts are probing what caused the worst deluge in almost a century…Read More
To control the damage from high-impact thunderstorms, India needs to deploy a better weather warning system and ensure widespread awareness of safety measures
After thunderstorms killed over 60 people by mid-May in northern India following a similar event involved 125 deaths earlier in the month, scientists are calling for better forecasts and dissemination…Read More
A high-energy swell from the Southern Ocean caused extensive damage to coastal areas in Kerala, with some scientists saying that seawalls and breakwaters worsened the impact
They rolled in relentlessly, hiding packs of energy that they unleashed on sandy seashores of southern India, where they crashed as high waves, carving out parts of it, and cracking house walls…Read More
Marine plastic debris has emerged as a problem in the coastal areas of Kerala, endangering fishes, birds and ecosystems, and threatening the livelihood of fishers
On a thin strip of land between the Arabian Sea and a lagoon 30 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala, artisanal fishers are finding a menace — plastic debris from the ocean…Read More