# Assam floods worsened by human factors, not climate: study 2026-08-14T07:46:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A global study by World Weather Attribution (WWA) says human factors, not climate change, worsened the floods that killed at least 103 people in eastern Assam between late June and early August 2026. Scientists from India, Sweden, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US found that the heavy rainfall was routine, expected every one to two years, and showed no clear climate change signal. Instead, the disaster was magnified by colonial-era land regulations, unplanned urbanisation, deforestation, wetland destruction, and reliance on concrete embankments that trap silt and raise riverbeds. Low-income farming communities living on flood-prone sandbars were the worst affected, the study notes. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - assamtribune.com Tags: Assam floods, climate change, disaster management, embankments, land use, WWA study Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/human-factors-not-climate-change-worsened-assam-floods-study-says/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/human-factors-not-climate-change-worsened-assam-floods-study-says/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.