Wayanad Landslide: Nature’s fury in Wayanad, heavy rains and landslides caused by rising temperatures in the Arabian Sea; more than 120 people have died so far

Last Updated on 31/07/2024 by wccexam Desk

Wayanad Landslide: The death toll in the Wayanad landslide tragedy has reached more than 120. A senior climate scientist said on Tuesday that the increase in temperature in the Arabian Sea is leading to the formation of dense clouds, due to which Kerala is receiving heavy rains in a short period of time and the risk of landslides is increasing. The reason for the landslide in Wayanad is also the increase in temperature in the Arabian Sea.

Meanwhile, scientists and experts have called for landslide forecasting systems and construction of safe residential units for vulnerable populations. S Abhilash, director, Centre for Advanced Atmospheric Radar Research at Cochin Institute of Science and Technology (CUSAT), said the entire Konkan region has been affected for the past two weeks due to the active monsoon offshore low pressure area that has been causing heavy rainfall in Wayanad, Calicut, Kasaragod, Kannur and Malappuram districts. He said the soil had become friable after two weeks of rain.

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Abhilash said that on Monday, a deep mesoscale cloud system formed off the coast in the Arabian Sea and this caused very heavy rains in many places including Wayanad and resulted in landslides. Abhilash said that the clouds were very dense, just like those seen during the Kerala floods in 2019. He said that scientists have received information about the formation of very dense clouds over the southeast Arabian Sea. He said that sometimes these systems enter the land area and the same happened in 2019, due to which there was heavy loss of life and property.