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Will Climate Change Lead To More Rainfall, And Extreme Floods In India?
Scientific India
|September - October 2018
483 people, 2 tigers, 8,000 cattle, calves and buffaloes, 3,297 goats and 47 dogs died.
Crop losses between 71 million to 101 million USD.
One of the worst flood since 1924.
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Beginning in 16 August 2018, severe floods affected the south Indian state of Kerala, due to unusually high rainfall during the monsoon season. About Over 483 people died, 14 are missing. 2 tiger deaths were reported from Periyar tiger reserve in Periyar National Park. With estimated crop losses between 71 million to 101 million USD (The Times of India). Coffee, rubber, tea and black pepper are amongst some of the crops worst affected. More than 8,000 cattle, calves and buffaloes, 3,297 goats and 47 dogs have died in the floods, according to the government.
This story is from the September - October 2018 edition of Scientific India.
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