Nearly 50% of India currently facing drought, say IIT Gandhinagar scientists
6 years ago

Nearly 50% of India currently facing drought, say IIT Gandhinagar scientists

The Hindu  

Nearly 50% of the country is currently facing drought with at least 16% falling in the “exceptional” or “extreme” category, according to IIT Gandhinagar scientists managing India’s real time drought prediction system. “Arunachal Pradesh did not get good rain this year, and parts of Jharkhand, southern Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and northern part of Tamil Nadu are under drought,” Mr. Mishra said. Difficult situation ahead “If our groundwater is not recharged and managed sustainably, we could face a very difficult situation in the coming years,” Mr. Mishra said, adding that groundwater is being used irresponsibly at present. He also stressed the need to equip ourselves better to tackle a drought situation, “The government thinks drought is a reactive situation, that they will provide a relief only once there is a crisis But with the data available they can take proactive measures to prevent a water crisis,” Mr. Mishra said.

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Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study

The Hindu  

More than 85% of districts in India are exposed to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, according to a new study. The study by IPE Global and Esri India also found that 45% of the districts were experiencing a "swapping" trend, where traditionally flood-prone areas were becoming drought-prone and vice versa. Using a penta-decadal analysis, the study …

India’s rising water stress can dent its sovereign credit profile: Moody’s Ratings
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s rising water stress can dent its sovereign credit profile: Moody’s Ratings

The Hindu  

Moody’s Ratings warned on June 25 that India’s growing water shortage and increasingly frequent climate change-driven natural disasters, amid a rise in consumption and rapid economic growth, can negatively affect the country’s sovereign credit strength. Currently rated Baa3 stable by Moody’s, which denotes the lowest investment grade rating, India is susceptible to increasing water stress, and any drop in water …

Climate change makes India’s monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?
9 months ago

Climate change makes India’s monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Each year from June to September, a heavy band of rain makes its way from India’s southwest coast to its northeastern borders, quenching farmers’ thirsty fields. “We planted our cotton seeds after a good monsoon was predicted but it rained just two days and stopped after, so now we’re worried our crops will fail again.” The Indian …

India's agriculture faces concerns as monsoon rains a fifth below normal
9 months ago

India's agriculture faces concerns as monsoon rains a fifth below normal

Hindustan Times  

India's monsoon has delivered a fifth less rain than normal so far this season, the weather department said on Monday, in a worrying sign for the vital agricultural sector. A farmer walks on a lake that has dried up due to drought outside Beed, India Summer rains, critical to economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south …

Farmers say their plight amid drought has been ignored in the electoral rhetoric
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers say their plight amid drought has been ignored in the electoral rhetoric

The Hindu  

In an election season which has coincided with unprecedented heat and water stress due to monsoon failure, farmers across the board are unhappy over their issues being conspicuous by their absence in the political discourse panning out in the electoral arena. This forced a section of farmers to come together in Mysuru on Wednesday and put forth demands seeking emphasis …

India must prioritize the needs of its thirsty cities before the rest
11 months, 3 weeks ago

India must prioritize the needs of its thirsty cities before the rest

Live Mint  

At the time Egypt’s pyramids were being constructed, one of the cradles of global civilization emerged the Indus Valley around the borders of Pakistan and India. Tech professionals are leaving India’s IT hub of Bengaluru amid an intensifying drought that has gripped the city as it sweats through another torrid pre-monsoon season, The Deccan Herald reported this month. In neighbouring …

Rainfall Data Makes Case for Drought Declaration in Telangana
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rainfall Data Makes Case for Drought Declaration in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The cumulative rainfall data from June 1 last year to date pegs the rainfall deficit at over 20 per cent in some districts, accentuated by the 93 per cent rain shortfall in October of last year. Only Gadwal, Nagarkurnool and Nalgonda districts meet the norm, with 29, 27 and 20 per cent rainfall shorage respectively. Other worst affected districts …

Between drought and despair in Andhra
1 year, 1 month ago

Between drought and despair in Andhra

The Hindu  

S. Ramireddy has been a farmer all his life. “I belong to a traditional farming family and used to grow crops on my 1.5-acre land, but drought conditions compelled me to look for an alternative job,” says a 32-year-old woman farmer of Penukonda mandal in Sri Sathya Sai, requesting anonymity, who is now working as a labourer for a road …

Why does PM Modi not exhibit concern for our farmers: Karnataka CM
1 year, 3 months ago

Why does PM Modi not exhibit concern for our farmers: Karnataka CM

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday questioned PM Modi why the Centre is unconcerned for the farmers of Karnataka. Siddaramaiah In a post on X, the Karnataka CM posted some media reports citing USD 1 million aid to Papua New Guinea after a volcanic eruption and a USD 250 million Line of Credit for Kenya to upgrade its agriculture by …

BJP targets AP govt over drought situation
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP targets AP govt over drought situation

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: BJP national secretary Y. Satyakumar has said that the state government is sleeping while the AP state is facing drought, and even in this case, the Chief Secretary of the government speaks one thing, Chief Minister Y.S. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Satyakumar alleged that the Chief Minister, who couldn't give water to the farmers, had instructed …

Agriculture Minister Chaluvaraya Swamy blames Centre for not releasing drought relief to Karnataka
1 year, 4 months ago

Agriculture Minister Chaluvaraya Swamy blames Centre for not releasing drought relief to Karnataka

The Hindu  

Admitting that the farmers in the State were reeling under a severe financial crisis owing mainly to the drought that had hit most of the State, Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvaraya Swamy said that the decision on the disbursement of drought relief would be taken by the Cabinet in its meeting scheduled for Thursday. We will take its report and recommendations …

Karnataka CM asks district in-charge ministers to submit drought situation report on Nov 15
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka CM asks district in-charge ministers to submit drought situation report on Nov 15

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asked the district in-charge ministers to travel to the drought-hit taluks and districts of the state and submit a detailed status report to him on November 15. Karnataka CM asks district in-charge ministers to submit drought report The direction came as the state faces one of the worst droughts where out of 236 taluks, 216 …

Karnataka: CM asks for report on drought-relief measures by Nov. 15
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka: CM asks for report on drought-relief measures by Nov. 15

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday asked respective District incharge Ministers to undertake a tour of drought affected taluks and submit a report on the extent of drought in affected taluks and also state on the relief measures initiated to tackle drought. In a release here, Chief Minister said directions have been issued to Deputy Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers …

Karnataka CM asks district ministers to submit drought report on Nov 15
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka CM asks district ministers to submit drought report on Nov 15

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asked the district in-charge ministers to travel to the drought-hit taluks and districts of the state and submit a detailed status report to him on November 15. READ | Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah calls BJP drought study tour a farce The Chief Minister’s office released the ‘proceedings’ for the ministers on Friday which said drinking water …

CM calls BJP’s drought study tour a ‘farce’ for petty political gains
1 year, 4 months ago

CM calls BJP’s drought study tour a ‘farce’ for petty political gains

The Hindu  

Terming Karnataka BJP’s drought study tour as ‘farce’, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the saffron party of using the drought situation for “petty political gain.” Mr. Siddaramaiah spoke of a delay in the release of Central funds, and asked BJP leaders to at least arrange an appointment for him with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, if they do not have …

Karnataka farmers incurred loss of ₹30,000 cr due to drought: CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka farmers incurred loss of ₹30,000 cr due to drought: CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that the state’s farmers have suffered losses amounting to ₹30,000 crore due to drought this year. In response to the drought, Siddaramaiah said the state government will provide input subsidies to the farmers for drinking water, fodder, water for the cattle, employment and other relief measures. The state government on Friday issued an …

Drought Caused Rs 30K Crore Loss In Karnataka: Revenue Minister
1 year, 5 months ago

Drought Caused Rs 30K Crore Loss In Karnataka: Revenue Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The loss owing to drought in Karnataka is estimated to be Rs 30,000 crore, said Minister for Revenue Krishna Byregowda and stated that Karnataka is the first State in the country to declare drought affected areas this season while about 15 States also face deficit rainfall this season. At a press conference in Bengaluru after meeting Central team which …

Karnataka facing ‘green drought’ in several parts with nil or severely reduced yield, says Minister
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka facing ‘green drought’ in several parts with nil or severely reduced yield, says Minister

The Hindu  

With the Centre’s drought review team starting its tour of 13 drought-affected districts in Karnataka, the State government has urged the team to understand the impact of rainfall deficiency on agriculture rather than arriving at a conclusion looking at the standing crops. Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda told presspersons here that it was “a situation of green drought” in many …

10-member Central team to visit drought-hit districts of Karnataka from today
1 year, 5 months ago

10-member Central team to visit drought-hit districts of Karnataka from today

The Hindu  

A 10-member inter-ministerial central team led by Ajeet Kumar Sahu, IAS, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, will visit 13 drought-hit districts of Karnataka for a four-day visit from Thursday to assess the drought situation across the State. The team members, sub-divided into three groups, will visit Belagavi, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Gadag, Koppal, Ballari, Vijayanagara, Chickballapur, Chitradurga, …

Karnataka under spell of drought as all 31 districts receive poor rain
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka under spell of drought as all 31 districts receive poor rain

The Hindu  

The southwest monsoon season for 2023 ‘’officially’’ ended on September 30 and the cumulative rainfall in the State from June 1 to September 30 was 642 mm against a normal of 852 mm with the deficiency being 25%. The 11 districts comprising south interior Karnataka has received 271 mm of rainfall against a normal of 369 mm and the worst …

Prized Science | Every drop counts, and making quality medicine
1 year, 5 months ago

Prized Science | Every drop counts, and making quality medicine

Hindustan Times  

Vimal Mishra, Vikram Sarabhai Professor of civil engineering at IIT Gandhinagar, has won this year’s Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Science. He discusses his work, which quantifies how water resources have been affected by climate change and human activities, and the relative contribution of these two factors. Our research has demonstrated that while climate change …

Govt. officially declares 195 taluks as drought-hit in Karnataka
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt. officially declares 195 taluks as drought-hit in Karnataka

The Hindu  

A day after the Cabinet panel’s meeting, the Karnataka government on Thursday issued an official order declaring 195 taluks in the State as drought-hit, including nine taluks surrounding the capital city. The State government declared Bengaluru East, Anekal, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, and Yelahanka in Bengaluru Urban district and Devanahalli, Doddaballapur, Hoskote, and Nelamangala taluks in Bengaluru Rural district as …

Threat of drought looms large as water levels in Maha dams down by 20%
1 year, 6 months ago

Threat of drought looms large as water levels in Maha dams down by 20%

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The state is now possibly staring at a drought-like condition with the monsoon deficit widening due to a prolonged dry spell. The water level in the state’s dams is down by 20% compared to last year and as per the report of the agriculture department, 194 tehsils out of 358 tehsils of Maharashtra are facing drought. HT Image Considering …

Cabinet panel says 195 taluks are drought-hit in Karnataka
1 year, 6 months ago

Cabinet panel says 195 taluks are drought-hit in Karnataka

The Hindu  

A total of 195 taluks out of the 236 in Karnataka will be declared as drought-hit owing to deficient rainfall during the southwest monsoon. A Cabinet sub-committee on disaster management, which met here on Wednesday, said the list of drought-hit taluks would be released after the consent of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The panel has decided to recommend to Mr. Siddaramaiah …

Declare Karnataka Drought-hit, Demands BJP
1 year, 6 months ago

Declare Karnataka Drought-hit, Demands BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: The prevailing drought condition in various parts of the state has become a topic of political contention, with the Karnataka BJP using it as ammunition against the Congress party. BJP leaders have not only begun voicing their concerns on the drought condition across the state but have also taken to social media to amplify their message. Despite this, the …

State stares at water crisis as it logs 18% rain deficit; 18 districts affected
1 year, 6 months ago

State stares at water crisis as it logs 18% rain deficit; 18 districts affected

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai In the last three months of monsoons, the dry spell in August has impacted the state’s water reserves, marked by an 18.4% deficit of rain. Apart from the alarming report of the volume of additional supply, the water storage report by the water resources department is equally startling – the dams have less than 20% stock compared to last …

Karnataka: Govt to take a decision on drought-stricken areas tomorrow
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka: Govt to take a decision on drought-stricken areas tomorrow

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayapura/Bagalkot: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that a crucial decision regarding the declaration of taluks grappling with severe rainfall shortages as drought-stricken areas would be taken on September 4. The Chief Minister stressed that following the declaration, the state government would seek assistance from the central government for the affected areas. Expressing concern about the current complexities in the …

By 2080, India could lose groundwater by 3 times the current rate: Study
1 year, 6 months ago

By 2080, India could lose groundwater by 3 times the current rate: Study

The Hindu  

The rate of groundwater depletion could triple by 2080, if Indian farmers continued to draw groundwater at the current rate, which could threaten the country's food and water security, according to a new study. The study analysed recent changes in withdrawal rates due to warming by looking at historical data on groundwater levels, climate and crop water stress to estimate …

Addressing India's Agri-Water Crisis
1 year, 6 months ago

Addressing India's Agri-Water Crisis

Hindustan Times  

For years, experts have been urging people to understand that the fast-depleting status of groundwater is not beneficial for conventional agriculture. With over 600 million farmers collectively contributing to 10% of the global agricultural yield, India’s farmers tend to disproportionately use groundwater and lack awareness about its actual levels. For a country as big as India, with only 4% of …

Karnataka Govt Takes Serious Note of Deficit Rainfall
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka Govt Takes Serious Note of Deficit Rainfall

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Minister for Agriculture Cheluvarayaswamy on Friday said that the State Government has taken a serious note on the deficit rainfall in the State this season and a decision on declaration of drought-hit State would be based on a sub-committee report before the report is placed in the cabinet meeting. June also reported deficit rainfall and as per the Centre’s …

Climate Change Challenges Threats Extreme Weather Events Floods Droughts Heat Waves Water Scarcity India Intensify By Next Decade
1 year, 7 months ago

Climate Change Challenges Threats Extreme Weather Events Floods Droughts Heat Waves Water Scarcity India Intensify By Next Decade

ABP News  

Climate change is proving its presence worldwide through increased extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, landslides, excessive rain, heat waves, and sea level rise. More frequent and severe extreme weather events, water scarcity, sea level rise, increased cyclonic activity, and landslides are some of the impacts of climate change India is likely to witness by the next decade, the …

Review current parameters for declaring drought and amend it: Karnataka CM to Centre
1 year, 7 months ago

Review current parameters for declaring drought and amend it: Karnataka CM to Centre

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to the union government to review the current parameters for a state to declare drought and consider amending it, to establish a more responsive framework that acknowledges the realities of each state and offers timely assistance to the farmers in particular. Review current parameters for declaring drought and amend it: Karnataka CM In the …

'Re-evaluate parameters for declaring drought': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tells Centre
1 year, 7 months ago

'Re-evaluate parameters for declaring drought': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tells Centre

India TV News  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked the Centre to re-evaluate the current parameters for drought declaration by the state governments. In a letter to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar, the Karnataka Chief Minister said the state has in recent years witnessed unprecedented challenges and adverse weather conditions, mainly driven by climate change. "Despite drought-like conditions in several taluks, we have not …

TS Acts as 23 Out of 33 Districts Stare at Drought
1 year, 8 months ago

TS Acts as 23 Out of 33 Districts Stare at Drought

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government is taking action to address the impending drought situation in 23 out of the total 33 districts, which have experienced insufficient rainfall this monsoon season. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao held a review meeting with agriculture and irrigation officials to discuss contingency plans for crops and the possibility of seeking Central financial assistance to compensate farmers. …

North India floods: As rains kill more than 100 in India, what makes south Asia’s monsoons deadlier?
1 year, 8 months ago

North India floods: As rains kill more than 100 in India, what makes south Asia’s monsoons deadlier?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Recent heavy rains and flash floods remind us of one of the important impacts of climate change on monsoon,” …

Monsoon rains swing from 10% deficit to surplus in 8 days
1 year, 8 months ago

Monsoon rains swing from 10% deficit to surplus in 8 days

The Hindu  

The bountiful rains in many parts of India in the first eight days of July have bridged the rainfall deficit for the entire country, according to the India Meteorological Department's data. While the eastern and northeastern region has recorded a deficiency of 17%, north India has witnessed 59% excess rainfall, the latest IMD data showed. Central India, where a large …

16 of 22 El Nino years in India resulted in drought-like situation
1 year, 9 months ago

16 of 22 El Nino years in India resulted in drought-like situation

Hindustan Times  

The India Meteorological Department data covering the past 122 years shows India has experienced 22 El Nino year occurrences since 1901, and 16 of these resulted in drought-like conditions because of below normal monsoon rainfall. This year, the forecast by scientists of India facing the effects of El Nino in its monsoon cycle may impact the agricultural sector. Unpredictable effect …

Monsoons in India become unpredictable as pollution wreaks havoc
1 year, 9 months ago

Monsoons in India become unpredictable as pollution wreaks havoc

The Hindu  

In a small laboratory on the outskirts of the Indian city of Hyderabad, professor Kirti Sahu is studying raindrops. Using a machine that simulates the conditions of clouds, he is among a number of scientists aiming to understand how climate change and pollution are changing the monsoon rains that underpin the country's agrarian economy. In recent years, India has seen …

Rapid droughts coming on faster over majority of world. Will it impact India?
1 year, 11 months ago

Rapid droughts coming on faster over majority of world. Will it impact India?

Hindustan Times  

Rapid onsets of drought, also called flash droughts, have been occurring frequently with greater speed in many parts of the world as a result of climate change, according to a new study. The study, which was published in Science, quoted the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Extreme Events data and said a significant transition towards flash droughts …

Global warming making India vulnerable to extreme weather events
2 years, 1 month ago

Global warming making India vulnerable to extreme weather events

Live Mint  

India is likely to witness more extreme weather events, including intense heat waves, heavy flooding and severe drought that pose challenges to food and energy security for the second-most populous nation. Erratic weather conditions expose millions of Indians to climate disasters, kill thousands every year and increase economic hardships by eroding farm productivity. Deadly heat waves strained energy supplies and …

Explained: 50 Years From Now, What Will Be Impact of Climate Change on India?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: 50 Years From Now, What Will Be Impact of Climate Change on India?

The Quint  

This is expected to widen the gap between extremely dry days and days with increased precipitation, further affecting access to clean water, as noted in a 2013 report commissioned by the World Bank Group from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics. While some studies state that glacial melt will lead to increased run-off and more water …

Govt panels to assess climate crisis impact on crop yields
2 years, 4 months ago

Govt panels to assess climate crisis impact on crop yields

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has set up two high-level scientific panels to put together an advanced agricultural weather information system across India, and to enable an assessment of crop yields in view of increasing extreme weather events, an official said. Severe heatwaves and changing rainfall patterns threaten India’s food security, especially its rice and wheat cropping systems, critical to feeding the …

Warming may lead to more frequent, longer-lasting droughts in India: Study
2 years, 5 months ago

Warming may lead to more frequent, longer-lasting droughts in India: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Rising global temperatures may lead to more frequent and longer-lasting droughts in India, while posing significant risks to people and ecosystems around the world, according to a study. In the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming scenario, the drought probability is projected to triple in Brazil and China, nearly double in Ethiopia and Ghana, increase slightly in India, and substantially …

Indian subcontinent is prone to catastrophic prolonged droughts, claims study
2 years, 6 months ago

Indian subcontinent is prone to catastrophic prolonged droughts, claims study

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new study that recreated hundreds of years of historical monsoon summer data finds the …

Climate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods
2 years, 9 months ago

Climate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods

Associated Press  

SYLHET, Bangladesh — Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented floods in Bangladesh and northeastern India, killing dozens and making lives miserable for millions of others. The pattern of monsoons, vital for the agrarian economies of India and Bangladesh, has been shifting since the 1950s, with longer dry spells interspersed with …

Himachal sees 89% deficit rainfall in April, poorest in 15 years
2 years, 10 months ago

Himachal sees 89% deficit rainfall in April, poorest in 15 years

Hindustan Times  

The prolonged dry spell has left Himachal Pradesh with 89% deficit rainfall this April, highest in 15 years, as the hill state received scanty showers despite five western disturbances hitting the northwest India in a span of 20 days. Shimla MeT centre director Surender Paul said feeble western disturbances affected the state from April 10 to 30, but the rainfall …

Climate crisis: India now confronts a drought
3 years, 6 months ago

Climate crisis: India now confronts a drought

Hindustan Times  

Drought-like conditions are setting in over most parts of Gujarat, west Rajasthan and some districts of Odisha that have recorded significant rain deficiency during the monsoon, according to Standard Precipitation Index data for August maintained by the India Meteorological Department. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which was released earlier this month, has warned that the South Asian …

DC Edit | Climate change hits home
3 years, 7 months ago

DC Edit | Climate change hits home

Deccan Chronicle  

The monsoon rains have returned after a lull to Maharashtra and Karnataka with a vengeance. Villages have been worst hit in Raigad district where the death toll has been the highest among Maharashtra’s tally that might be closer to 200 if missing persons are not rescued quickly enough from landslides as they are thought to be in homes buried under …

Montana enters drought emergency as conditions worsen
3 years, 8 months ago

Montana enters drought emergency as conditions worsen

Associated Press  

Greg Gianforte declared a statewide drought emergency Thursday as more than 92% of Montana faces abnormally dry conditions. Montana’s disaster declaration follows similar ones in other states, most recently a declaration in South Dakota earlier this week, as governors seek solutions to curb the impacts of unusually dry conditions. A report released by the state Wednesday predicts drought conditions in …

More flash droughts in India by end of century
4 years, 2 months ago

More flash droughts in India by end of century

The Hindu  

In 1979, India faced a severe flash drought, affecting about 40% of the country and taking a toll on agriculture. If we can meet the ‘Paris Agreement’ goals and limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C, the numbers and frequency of the projected flash droughts may go down,” says Vimal Mishra from the Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences …

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