Over the past few years, Kerala has been hit hard by heavy downpours, floods, landslides, and droughts. Heavy rains were recorded in the state during 1924, 1961, 2018, and 2021. One of the main contributors to the present climate issue is the carbon that people have released into the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution. However, the effects of climate change have been amplified by human activity. It is crucial to take the necessary precautions to lessen the effects of natural catastrophes like floods and landslides in Kerala, a state that is both heavily inhabited and geographically small. Kerala's changing climate is probably a result of the state's topography, altered land use patterns, urbanisation, development activities, and high population density. Only 120 kilometres separate Kerala's eastern and western regions at their greatest distance. There are locations within these 120 kilometres that are above sea level (Anamudi, Idukki district) and location...
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