Cyclone Amphan: A grim snapshot of India's climate change future
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Climate change, resilience, water logging, ecosystem, floods Giriraj Amarnath
Date
28 May 20
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India
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Giriraj Amarnath, senior researcher and research group leader, water risks and development resilience, at the Colombo-based International Water Management Institute (IWMI), says that while the Sunderbans mangroves are a resilient system, and did a great job of weakening the cyclone, their ability to protect communities depends on the storm surge. “If the storm surge is 25-30ft, even the trees can get submerged," he says, adding that “the people living here will suffer the most."
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