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Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it’s both. India’s sixth-largest city gets an average of about 1,400mm (55 inches) of rainfall a year, more than twice the amount that falls on London and almost four times the level of Los Angeles. Yet in 2019 it hit the headlines for being one of the first major cities in the world to run out of water—trucking in 10 million liters a day to hydrate its population. This year, it had the wettest January...

How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water India's sixth-largest city gets an average of about 1,400mm (55 inches) of rainfall a year, more than twice the amount that falls on London and almost four times the level of Los Angeles. Updated: February 04, 2021 10:02 am IST Residents fill pots on July 4, 2019, when Chennai became one of first major cities in world to run dry. Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. F...

NGO plans attractive events for community participation Updated: Updated: Under ‘Wall-E’, walls of govt. buildings will have colourful pictures Share Article Under ‘Wall-E’, walls of govt. buildings will have colourful pictures As part of its efforts to encourage community participation in ecological conservation, Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI), a city-based non-governmental organisation, has joined hands with government agencies to create awareness on lake ecology through wall art. Among the various activities planned is “Wall-E” under which walls of government b...

New year's resolution: Helping nature in 2021 CNN 12/31/2020 © Eleanor Church Larkrise Pictures Emily Penn, co-founder of eXXpedition, a series of all-women sailing voyages. The new year is a time for resolutions, and few could be more important than choosing to do better by nature. We all have a part to play but knowing where to start can be the hardest step. Luckily, there are plenty of inspirational people out there waiting to light a fire in all of us. Over the past year, through its series Call to Earth, CNN has highlighted environmental heroes who are protecting the planet. Here w...