Unlike their president, one hopes that the majority of Americans will not keep their heads buried in the sand. Rima RoyCalcuttaLicence to destroySir — India’s first-ever report on climate change — Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region — by scientific institutions under the government is very welcome and timely (“Weather report”, June 19). India is a member to the Paris Agreement on climate change and therefore a party to the global action committee in charge of taking mitigatory actions against climate change. By now it is well-known that the threats posed by climate change are multiplying and the cost of these changes on human life will be unimaginable. For instance, the Bengal delta — the Sunderbans especially — is extremely vulnerable to climate change.

Source: The Telegraph June 21, 2020 18:56 UTC