The Hindu Editorial (Factoring in the risk) – Aug 23, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (Factoring in the risk) – Aug 23, 2022:

factor in (phrasal verb) – include something (as a relevant element).
upset (verb) – disrupt, interfere with, disturb, wreck, ruin.
ecological balance (noun) – the equilibrium or balance between, and harmonious (compatible) coexistence of, living organisms (such as human being, plants, and animals) and their environment.
ecological (adjective) – relating to the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment.
bode well/ill (verb) – augur, indicate, portend (a good/bad outcome).
concentrated (adjective) – strenuous, intensive, intense, vigorous.
downpour (noun) – a heavy rainfall.
devastating (adjective) – destructive, ruinous, disastrous, catastrophic.
consequence (noun) – result, outcome, effect, repercussion, reverberations, ramification.
torrential (adjective) – (of rain) severe, heavy, copious, relentless.
trigger (verb) – cause, give rise to, lead to, bring about, generate.
flash flood (noun) – inundation, swamping, deluge.
landslip (noun) – another name for landslide, mudslide, earthfall.
arterial road (adjective) – an important/principal (road/route).
debris (noun) – broken pieces, rubble, wreckage (typically of a building).
current (noun) – steady flow of (flood water).
wash away (phrasal verb) – (of water) to remove someone/something away to another place.
toll (noun) – number, count, total (number of deaths).
due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, on account of, as a consequence of.
chaos (noun) – disarray, turmoil, disruption, confusion.
surface (adjective) – external, exterior, outward, seeming, ostensible, apparent.
manifestation (noun) – display, indication, sign, evidence, proof.
long-term (adjective) – enduring, long-lasting, long-lived, continuing, persisting, permanent.
downstream (adverb) – (a community/area situated) in the direction in which a stream/river flows.
impact (noun) – effect; results.
for instance (phrase) – as an example.
put out of action (phrase) – disable, paralyze, cripple, disenable.
lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on.
productive (adjective) – useful, effective, beneficial.
sapling (noun) – a young tree.
perish (verb) – die, be killed violently/suddenly.
in turn (phrase) – one after the other, one by one, one at a time.
livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.
debilitate (verb) – weaken, paralyze, immobilize, disable.
strain (verb) – overburden, pressurize, demand/burden, push to the limit; exhaust.
the state (noun the government (the administration, the regime).
exchequer (noun) – treasury, coffers; funds/resources/finances.
compress (verb) – shorten, reduce, lessen, decrease.
water (verb) – flood, waterlog; inundate, douse.
diverse (adjective) – varied, different, differing, mixed.
terrain (noun) – land, ground, topography, landscape.
inevitable (noun) – an unavoidable situation, an unpreventable situation.
far more (phrase) – much more.
vulnerable (adjective) – in jeopardy, at risk, endangered, unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded.
bear (verb) – withstand, put up with, take, cope with, handle, tolerate, stand, suffer, experience, undergo, go through.
disproportionate (adjective) – inordinate, immoderate, excessive.
fury (noun) – anger, wrath, indignation, rage.
underline (verb) – emphasize, give emphasis to, lay stress on, highlight, accentuate, call/draw attention to, focus on, zero in on.
compound (verb) – aggravate, worsen, make worse, exacerbate, intensify, heighten, increase.
vagaries (noun) – oddity/peculiarity, unpredictability, fluctuation.
cloudburst (noun) – a sudden and very heavy rainfall.
as well as (phrase) – and also, and in addition.
cyclone (noun) – hurricane, typhoon, tropical storm; depression.
drought (noun) – dry spell, dry period, lack of rain, shortage of water.
strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
forecast (noun) – prediction, indication, projection, prognosis, speculation, calculation (of future events or trends).
India Meteorological Department (IMD) (noun) – an agency under the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India which is responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology. It has the responsibility for forecasting, naming and distributing warnings for tropical cyclones in the Northern Indian Ocean region, including the Malacca Straits, the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
fortnightly (adjective) – happening every two weeks.
authorities (noun) – officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the government, the administration, the establishment, the bureaucracy, the system.
evacuate (verb) – ask people to leave, empty, move out of, get out of, exit from (from a dangerous place).
rehabilitate (verb) – restore to health/normality.
the vulnerable (adjective) – a weak/neglected person who is in need of special care/support.
inherent (adjective) – fundamental, basic, implicit, built-in, natural.
infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organisational structure or framework that a country or organization needs in order to function properly. For a whole nation, it includes all the physical systems such as buildings, roads & railways networks, utilities, etc.
elide (verb) – leave out, exclude, fail to include.
cost (noun) – loss, suffering, drawback, disadvantage.
tender (verb) – offer, present, put forward, propose.
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
adhere to (verb) – abide by, stick to, hold to, comply with, act in accordance with, conform to.