Earth Science and the Kerala Floods Kerala has a timeline with very less major natural disasters. A few small-scale tremors, landslides and a ride in waves. That’s all, but on August 15 2018, a warning for extremely heavy downpour and red alert was issued for all the districts for 16th August. That year, Kerala experienced the worst flood in about a century. It was caused mainly due to unusually high rainfall in the monsoon. 35, out of the 54 dams in the state were opened due to the flooding. Scientists need a better understanding of the interplay between gravity, weather and the form of the oceans to predict storms and their resultant floods better. Consider this as a story where there are two heroes and the sidekick of the first hero (Team Name: Earth Science ), working as a team to defeat the villain: The Flood. The story will tell us more about how these heroes help saving the people from the great villain. First Hero; Meteorology : The deluge that occurred is considered