On this World Environment Day, let's not forget about the climate change effects and havoc created by floods in Assam Terrain.
Digital Desk: This year's World Environment Day (June 5) campaign slogan is "Only One Earth: Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature." Let us not forget the devastation caused by the Assam floods this year as we mark the occasion the very day!
The floods of May 2022 affected over 1.7 million people in Assam, which experiences massive destruction and displacement from floods every year.
Unfortunately, following the repeated coverage of the Assam floods, we as a nation have grown numb to the state's people's plight.
As a major source of concern, some may believe that the environmental disaster in Assam has no bearing on the rest of India. We can pretend not to connect from one small part of the world, but extreme weather events affect everyone, everywhere!
Let us consider whether there are any causal links between the environment and disasters. The answer is unequivocal 'yes.' Our nature has a delicate balance.
Our natural ecosystems provide communities with food, fodder, firewood, medicinal herbs, and a means of subsistence.
Unfortunately, the ability of communities to obtain these from nature is directly impacted by environmental degradation. Yet, these are some of the more obvious advantages and services the ecosystem provides.
However, because other important aspects of the ecosystem are not visible, we frequently overlook them. Our ecosystem's ability to absorb carbon in forests, soil, and grasslands, for example, is a natural process of capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide in sinks and, thus, strong resistance against climate change.
If biodiversity loss continues unabated, carbon absorption processes will be permanently altered.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations recently painted a bleak picture of the challenges India will confront as a result of climate change.
According to the analysis, India would experience extreme scenarios resulting from climate change on practically every front, including increasing sea levels, groundwater scarcity, extreme weather patterns, and a drop in crop production, as well as an increase in health risks.
Assam's floods have affected almost 7.20 lakh people in 22 districts. According to the latest reports, about 25 people have died due to the downpour and landslides, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
The devastation produced by landslides, floods, and natural disasters can be seen in Dima Hasao, and people are starving, having no shelter over their head; we might say that nature is angry with us, and the consequences can be seen with open eyes.
It's our duty to lend a helping hand to our mother nature; by conserving the natural flora and fauna, a great change can be made, and the message can be sent out worldwide of protecting 'only one earth' respectively.
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