- After the 2004 tsunami, many scientists believed that the possibility of a tidal wave could be predicted with the help of technology in the future. But, nobody could predict the recent tsunami in Indonesia.
- “For the first time in history, a cyclonic storm crossed over the Western Ghats this year. Gaja, the result of a depression over the Bay of Bengal, crossed over to Kerala over the Western Ghats and entered the Arabian Sea.
- This time, as many as three cyclones were found when Gaja was making a landfall.
- He claimed that the burning of fossil fuels — petrol, diesel, etc. — was the main reason for climate change as it had affected the greenhouse gas cover around the earth, leading to a rise in atmospheric temperature.
- “People living on islands such as Maldives and Andaman and Nicobar have reportedly purchased land in Srilanka.
- “Conserving the existing ecosystem is the best way to counter climate change.
The Hindu November 21 2018
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