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Climate change made ‘monsoon downpour’ behind Kerala landslides 10% more intense

The “monsoon downpour” that triggered deadly landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district last month was made 10 per cent heavier by human-caused climate change, a new rapid attribution study says.

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The “monsoon downpour” that triggered deadly landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district last month was made 10 per cent heavier by human-caused climate change, a new rapid attribution study says.