With climate change, that rain-bearing belt with deep clouds is extending southward and this is the main reason behind such extremely heavy rainfall.
Aftermath of the landslides in Wayanad. (Supplied)
Warming of the Arabian Sea is allowing the formation of deep cloud systems, leading to extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala in a shorter period and increasing the possibility of landslides, a senior climate scientist said. Extremely heavy rain triggered a series of landslides in the hilly areas of Kerala’s Wayanad district early on Tuesday, leaving at least 200 people dead and several injured.