Warming of Himalayas, expanding human settlements reasons behind Assam's flood crisis: Analysis
About 40% of its land is flood-prone, as the highly dynamic and sediment-laden Brahmaputra continuously shifts its course, eroding riverbanks and altering floodplains
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About 40% of its land is flood-prone, as the highly dynamic and sediment-laden Brahmaputra continuously shifts its course, eroding riverbanks and altering floodplains
Floods in Assam have become more frequent, harder to predict and increasingly destructive due to a combination of factors, including intense rainfall, Himalayan warming, changing river dynamics, acce…
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