Uttarakhand floods: is the disaster human-induced?
Submitted by susan on Sat, 2013-06-29 15:27
Heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc on the region because of the fragile nature of the Himalayan range and poor soil stability in its steep slopes. But it is mand-made factors that have compounded the scale of the disaster. Read this special report by Down To Earth.
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29/06/2013