Tag: Disaster Preparedness

Uttarakhand’s early-warning system at Vasundhara Tal is a welcome advance. But technology alone cannot protect vulnerable communities from the mounting risks of a warming Himalaya. The Himalaya is sending an unmistakable warning. As glaciers retreat and glacial lakes expand, the risk of sudden, devastating floods is becoming harder to ignore. Uttarakhand’s installation of its first…

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