Uttarakhand-Flash Floods-Lessons Learnt
Quite disturbing news coming from up north, the melting of an Iceberg in Uttarakhand has caused widespread damage to both life and property. It has now been estimated that more than 120 lives have been lost. While these are all clear signs of global warming, mother nature is constantly sending us warnings that if we do not mend our ways then widespread destruction is the only way human race can learn a lesson. Yesterday the flash floods caused have inflicted damage that is a clear reminder to something worse that might happen in the foreseeable future. What is very worrying is the fact that this incident has happened while the winter has not even receded. Scientists across the world are studying the phenomenon of global warming. rising temperatures across the planet clearly indicate the need for drastic steps in all our actions. A few steps that we can definitely take and mitigate the losses due to the phenomenon global warming have been discussed below: 1. The Awareness of glob