{"id":410,"date":"2026-08-11T15:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=410"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:13:31","slug":"climate-change-human-activity-driving-himalayan-extreme-weather-centre-tells-lok-sabha-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=410","title":{"rendered":"Climate change, human activity driving Himalayan extreme weather, Centre tells Lok Sabha | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133158189,imgsize-72876,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mos-nityanand-rai.jpg\" alt=\"Climate change, human activity driving Himalayan extreme weather, Centre tells Lok Sabha\" title=\"Climate change and human activity are making extreme rainfall events and disasters in the Himalayan region, Centre at LS\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Climate change and human activity are making extreme rainfall events and disasters in the Himalayan region, Centre at LS\">Climate change and human activity are making extreme rainfall events and disasters in the Himalayan region, Centre at LS<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Climate change is making extreme rainfall events in the Himalayan region more frequent and intense, while human activity is also increasing the risk of disasters, the Centre told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said assessments by weather experts, scientific institutions and state authorities had found a link between climate change and the worsening intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall events in the Himalayas.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The response came to a question on whether climate change and unscientific construction were contributing to the rising incidence of cloudbursts and other disasters in Himachal Pradesh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Rai cited findings of a Multi-Sectoral Central Team (MSCT), which was formed to examine the increasing frequency and severity of cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides and extreme rainfall in the state. The team includes experts from the National Disaster Management Authority, Central Building Research Institute, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, IIT Indore and other agencies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Inputs from the India Meteorological Department, Central Water Commission and Geological Survey of India have also been considered as part of the assessment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The MSCT is examining the causes behind the increase in extreme weather events, including the geographical and ground conditions of the worst-hit areas and data provided by various government agencies. It will also recommend long-term steps to reduce the impact of such disasters, Rai said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The Centre said faster snowmelt was another factor contributing to increased runoff in high-altitude areas. Rapid melting can send large volumes of water into already vulnerable mountain terrain, increasing downstream flows.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The government also flagged moraine instability as a factor behind off-season slope failures and heavy runoff. Moraines are deposits of loose rock, soil and other debris left behind by glaciers, which can become unstable and trigger slope failures and the movement of water and debris.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Based on inputs from news agency PTI<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/climate-change-human-activity-driving-himalayan-extreme-weather-centre-tells-lok-sabha\/articleshow\/133158089.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate change and human activity are making extreme rainfall events and disasters in the Himalayan region, Centre at LS NEW DELHI: Climate change is making extreme rainfall events in the Himalayan region more frequent and intense, while human activity is also increasing the risk of disasters, the Centre told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.Minister of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}