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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Climate change driving extreme rainfall in Himalayas, anthropogenic factors adding to risk: Govt

New Delhi: Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall events in the Himalayan region, while human-related (anthropogenic) factors are adding to the overall disaster risk, the Centre informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

The response came to a question on whether climate change and unscientific construction activities were contributing to the rise in cloudbursts incidents and other disasters in Himachal Pradesh.

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