Steps to reduce greenhouse gases key to checking floods
Updated Dec 25, 2020, 4:59 am IST
People living close to water bodies and low-lying areas routinely face the wrath of nature s fury during monsoons
Effective steps for people’s safety should be formulated by governments and regulatory agencies and these be made available for implementation when flooding occurs (DC Image: Surendra Panishetty)
Nellore: Among the important steps to reduce flood havoc is a reduction in greenhouse gases that would limit the adverse effects of climate change, a main contributor to floods. This was stated here by Dr Catherine O’Conor, director of engineering at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and her colleague Khaza Moinuddin.