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Shalinee Kumari
@shalineekumari.bsky.social
Journalist working on climate change and the environment. South Asia Editorial Assistant at The Third Pole and Dialogue Earth.

Find more: https://dialogue.earth/en/author/shalinee-kumari/
Are cloudbursts a scapegoat for India’s Himalayan floods?

August saw devastating floods in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh & Jammu and Kashmir. Authorities & media were quick to blame 'cloudbursts'.

But the rainfall data tells another story.

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Are cloudbursts a scapegoat for India’s floods?
Recent flooding in various Himalayan states have been widely attributed to cloudbursts, but experts say the label masks systemic failures
dialogue.earth
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
People of Delhi's Narela & Bawana demand clean air as they protest against a proposed waste-to-energy plant.

Will Delhi's new government listen or let electoral promises fade?

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Delhi’s new government faces villagers’ fight against waste-to-energy plant
Neglected in the elections, the issues of clean air and villagers’ protests against a proposed plant expose failures in waste management and air pollution control
dialogue.earth
February 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Hello everyone!

@dialogueearth.bsky.social’s new series, The Third Pole Podcast, is now live!

You can listen to Episode 1 here:

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Ep 1: Is the Ganga any cleaner?
The Third Pole Podcast · Episode
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January 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Reposted by Shalinee Kumari
🧵 Yesterday, @shalineekumari.bsky.social attended the Dr. C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2025, where @amitav.bsky.social, one of the most prominent writers of our time who has delved deeply into climate change, spoke on ‘Time of Monsters, Time of Possibilities: Reflections on an Interstitial Era.’
January 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM