Manuj Pandey

Manuj Pandey
Forest fires: Need to check the menace before it checkmates us
India's Himalayas on fire: Climate change and forest catastrophe
Posted on 22 Jun, 2024 11:15 AM

The imperils of climate change are many, with its impacts — both sudden and slow-onset — having extreme repercussions. The increasing temperature, erratic and incessant rainfalls, melting of glaciers, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), declining snowfall, soaring heatwaves, frequent drought spells and irregular monsoon patterns keep the people on the sidelines.

Climate change fuels devastating forest fires (Image: PDAG)
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