“Rising Threats: The Impact of Climate Change on Mumbai’s Cyclone Frequency and Intensity”

Climate change effect on Mumbai From 2001 to 2019, rising ocean temperatures led to
a 52 percent increase in the region’s cyclone frequency and a 150 percent increase in
the number of very severe storms, while cyclone duration increased by 80 percent.
Data source: This Atlantic Planet story was supported by the HHMI Department of
Science Education.

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A truly progressive society is not measured by the wealth of its richest, but by the dignity, opportunity, and justice afforded to its poorest. Economic growth without equity, and politics without empathy, are steps forward on a broken path.