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Blatten: Firm reminder of global climate crisis

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June 02, 2025

Four days ago, the village of Blatten in Switzerland was tragically destroyed after a glacier collapsed and covered it.

- Bharati Chaturvedi

NEW DELHI:

In India, the terrifying images of nature's fury were very disturbing but not new. We have watched the horrors of glacial lake outbursts in Kedarnath; washing away of hill towns; rise in lightnings; urban roads melting in intense heat; and the recent heavy rains in Meghalaya. India faces one such climate event every day.

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