Environment
Dwindling tree cover dilates storm havoc
Cyclones that traverse the Indian peninsula from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea are a common enough feature. But over the past few years, the devastation they cause in Kanniyakumari district has increased because of deforestation.
R J Ranjit Daniels works with the Madras Crocodile Bank in Mamallapuram and A E Dulip Daniels is with the Scott Christian College in Nagercoil