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Never Underestimate the Power of Human Stupidity


Never Underestimate the Power of Human Stupidity
Himalayan blunders and tragic ironies
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity, says Yuval Noah Harari in his book
21 Lessons For The 21st Century . If anyone doubts this truism he has only to see what we have been doing to the Himalayas for the last three decades, particularly in Himachal and Uttarakhand, in the name of development.
This stupidity also involves ignoring the pleas of local residents/ villagers, the advice of experts, and the science of global warming, seismology, forestry and glaciology. It is a stupidity based on faulty economic models that deliberately ignore the disruption of local livelihoods, fail to account for the value of the natural environment or the ecological services it provides, the costs of destruction of life and property ( Rs. 50000 crore and at least 5000 lives in Kedarnath 2013, 221 dead in the Malpa landslide in 1998, 768 dead in the Uttarkashi earthquake in 1991; we ....

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Uttarakhand flood: Scientists highlight the need to improve monitoring of glaciers


Uttarakhand flood: Scientists highlight the need to improve monitoring of glaciers
Gathering baseline data will help in understanding the hydrology, geology and climate change response of Himalayan glaciers.
The site of a destroyed hydroelectric power station in Raini village of Uttarakhand.
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As authorities race to rescue people trapped in Uttarakhand, following a devastating landslide-induced flash flood on February 7, scientists have called for deciphering the possibility of glacier-related hazards and enhance the capabilities of monitoring and early warning in the high mountain areas.
Scientists in a review published on February 2, before the floods, stressed on improved in situ monitoring network for weather, hydrology and glacier change as a crucial requirement for predicting the future of this resource and associated hazards and their impact on regional water, energy and food security. ....

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