Extreme weather is transforming the world’s rivers.
In the summer of 2022, extreme heat and unprecedented drought drove parts of the world’s third-largest river, the Yangtze, to dry up.
In the summer of 2022, extreme heat and unprecedented drought drove parts of the world’s third-largest river, the Yangtze, to dry up.
The croc emerged from nowhere to lunge at Soudamini Mohala, who had gone to the bathing ghat at the Kharasrota river to wash utensils.
The death toll in north Bengal’s devastating natural calamities has climbed to 29, with five more deaths reported from Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri district following incessant rainfall and rising river waters.
The crocodile attacked Laxmi Dalei at the Gobari riverbed near Benakanda village under the Mahakalpada forest range on Friday noon, while the victim, a traditional fisherwoman, was catching fish.
The Sone River at Maner in Patna is also in severe condition, at 52.99 m, nearly a metre above danger level.
At Karuri village within Boro Polason Panchayat in Memari-II, a temporary wooden bridge was washed away by an inflated Khori.
A crocodile dragged away a minor boy from the banks of a river near his home. The incident occurred in Gobardhanpur, Patharpratima in South 24-Parganas.
The Damodar river, a lifeline for the East and West Burdwan, Purulia and Bankura districts, is facing a severe ecological crisis that threatens the very foundation of the communities relying on it.
In a disturbing revelation, the Kangsabati river, a lifeline for many communities in West Midnapore district, is facing a severe crisis due to a series of detrimental human activities.
Severe drought drives Amazon River to lowest levels in 100 years, posing a crisis for wildlife and communities.
