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India rainfall: You must have seen the reports of heavy rainfall across India, leading to severe floods across most states of India, including Jammu Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. However, do you know the reason due to which the country is still receiving the massive downpour even after months of monsoon onset? A study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has found that 55% of India’s tehsils recorded over a 10% rise in rainfall during the southwest monsoon over the past decade. The report says that in the dry regions of India like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, nearly one-fourth of tehsils saw rainfall increase by more than 30%.
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) analysis shows that climate change is driving erratic monsoon patterns, with heavy rain concentrated in shorter periods leading to flash floods. The analysis also says that India has had 29 normal, eight above-normal and three below-normal monsoons in over 40 years, but in recent decades, excess and deficient rainfall years have become more frequent across districts.
“Climate change is expected to increase rainfall year over year. This trend is expected to continue till 2050 and even till 2100. Given the increasingly erratic rainfall, it will be important to focus on making the economy secure from the impacts of such events in the future. Monsoon impacts all aspects of our lives. Given the increasing number of extreme weather events, it is very important for India to assess climate risks at the hyper-local level and create action plans”, Dr. Vishwas Chitale, Programme Head, CEEW was quoted as saying by a Jagran report.
(With inputs from agencies)
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