Environment, Health & Science · Western Ghats, Karnataka, India
Study projects rising Western Ghats landslide risk by 2050
Published
Modelling published in Scientific Reports indicates that climate and land-use change could substantially increase landslide susceptibility across Karnataka's Western Ghats by mid-century. Settlements, roads and farms occupy many steep areas covered by the assessment.
Why it matters
Hazard maps can guide construction, slope restoration and warning systems before exposure grows and extreme rain causes avoidable losses.
Evidence assessment
Mongabay India reports peer-reviewed modelling; susceptibility is not an individual-event forecast and needs local validation.
Medium confidence — The central development is supported by the linked Mongabay India report, while the stated evidence gaps prevent a high-confidence assessment.
Coverage assessment
Underreported across 1 source desk.
Only one distinct reporting desk is supplied for this event, so wider coverage and independent corroboration cannot be established.