Goa, July 8 -- Revealing alarming statistics about Arabian Sea weather patterns, Soumya Dutta, an international climate change expert and Co-Convener of South Asian People's Action on Climate Crisis (SAPACC) in New Delhi, said, the Arabian Sea was not cyclone prone, but in the last 15 years the cyclones in the Sea have grown 100 per cent, adding that with this change, the warnings from IMD have increased resulting in 20-25% loss in the fisher folk's activities. Because of this there is a substantial loss in their livelihoods.

Dutta, who is a National Alliance for Climate and Ecological Justice (NACEJ) National Working Committee member, was speaking during a meeting organised by NACEJ in Margao, where 30-35 citizens from across Goa gather...