How climate change is altering Indian monsoon
2 years, 3 months ago

How climate change is altering Indian monsoon

The Hindu  

Monsoon in India has undergone several changes over the years, especially on account of climate change. Back-to-back active monsoon systems in the Bay of Bengal in July led to excess rainfall to the tune of 8% — actual rainfall recorded was 472.8 mm as against the normal of 437.2 mm 6. Back-to-back active monsoon systems in the Bay of Bengal in July led to excess rainfall to the tune of 8% — actual rainfall recorded was 472.8 mm as against the normal of 437.2 mm. These intense systems in quick succession kept the monsoon trough well south of its normal position for most of August,” explains Mahesh Palawat, Vice President, Meteorology and Climate Change, Skymet Weather. According to a study, ‘Climate change, the monsoon, and rice yield in India’, very high temperatures induce heat stress and affect plant physiological processes, leading to spikelet sterility, non-viable pollen and reduced grain quality.

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Climate change is now a real and pressing economic threat
1 hour, 27 minutes ago

Climate change is now a real and pressing economic threat

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Climate change is no longer just affecting lives. “We must reduce emissions because a country like India needs a stable climate to ensure growth. Cross-border tariffs Climate change may disrupt global trade and economic development around as developed economies in the European Union are coming up with measures like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a policy tool to …

How does La Niña affect India’s climate? | Explained
6 days, 22 hours ago

How does La Niña affect India’s climate? | Explained

The Hindu  

La Niña, a phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, occurs when the region of the Pacific Ocean between Indonesia and South America is cooler than usual. Climate change may increase the frequency and intensity of both La Niña and El Niño events, as rising sea and land temperatures disrupt the Pacific’s balance. Meteorology of a La Niña winter Cities …

Climate change weakening western disturbances: IMD DG
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate change weakening western disturbances: IMD DG

Hindustan Times  

The climate change, the effects of which are evident especially in northern India, is also affecting the western disturbances and causing them to become weaker, said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of meteorology at the India Meteorological Department, on Monday. The number of WDs can continue to remain unchanged, but it is only active WDs which lead to rain and which …

Extreme Rainfall Events Soar, Droughts Get Longer in India
2 months ago

Extreme Rainfall Events Soar, Droughts Get Longer in India

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 Indian monsoon was much better when it came to overall precipitation, with 108% rainfall of the Long Period Average (LPA) recorded. However, it was longer and hotter than usual, with heavy rain events increasing and causing landslides and flooding. The monsoon also failed to cool down nights unlike it used to do previously.

Divine Signals Pour Over South, West India, as Monsoon Rains Leave a Trail of Devastation
2 months ago

Divine Signals Pour Over South, West India, as Monsoon Rains Leave a Trail of Devastation

New Indian Express  

Record-breaking rains wreak havoc in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, with Bengaluru and Chennai facing severe flooding. The southwest monsoon covers most of India, causing floods in the Cauvery delta and dam overflows. In the Garhwal Himalayas, the Roopkund Lake is shrinking due to excessive rainfall. In Western Rajasthan, the state has received excess monsoons for six years in a row, …

Extreme Weather Devastation: Central India Suffers the Most, As India Grapples with Crop Losses
2 months, 1 week ago

Extreme Weather Devastation: Central India Suffers the Most, As India Grapples with Crop Losses

News 18  

Extreme weather events have severely affected crop land in India, with Central India being the hardest-hit. The region has witnessed a 54% increase in crop area affected due to extreme weather events compared to 2022. The state has been particularly hard-hit, with Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Himachal Pradesh also suffering significant losses.

India experiences the second hottest period since 1970 due to climate change
3 months ago

India experiences the second hottest period since 1970 due to climate change

The Hindu  

The months of June, July, and August 2024 recorded India’s second-hottest season since 1970, a report titled, People Exposed to Climate Change: June-August 2024 released on Wednesday by climate experts at Climate Central said. “Over 20.5 million people experienced high temperatures exceptionally influenced by climate change for at least 60 days in the past three months, making India the Southern …

Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study
3 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 …

What role does Arctic sea ice play in Indian monsoon?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

What role does Arctic sea ice play in Indian monsoon?

The Hindu  

Incessant rainfall has wreaked havoc in India’s southeast, leaving at least 17 dead in Andhra Pradesh and thousands homeless and at the mercy of floods in Telangana. In a study published in the journal Remote Sensing of Environment in June, researchers from India’s National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, and South Korea’s Korea …

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change
4 months, 1 week ago

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — The heavy rains that resulted in landslides killing hundreds in southern India last month were made worse by human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis by climate scientists found Tuesday. The study by the World Weather Attribution, a group of scientists who use established climate models to quickly determine whether human-caused climate change played a part in extreme …

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change
4 months, 1 week ago

Study finds rains that led to deadly Indian landslides were made worse by climate change

The Independent  

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IMD predicts ‘India to record above-normal rainfall in August and September’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

IMD predicts ‘India to record above-normal rainfall in August and September’

The Hindu  

With rain-triggered landslides killing more than 200 people in Kerala’s Wayanad, and intense spells battering Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department has forecast above normal monsoon rain in August and September. August, the second rainiest monsoon month, is expected to receive ‘normal’ monsoon and September more rainfall than the average 17 cm every year if the IMD’s forecast …

Halfway through monsoon, one-fourth of India faces rainfall deficit
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Halfway through monsoon, one-fourth of India faces rainfall deficit

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: While floods in Assam and heavy rainfall-induced landslides in Kerala have drawn global attention, 25 per cent of the 36 meteorological subdivisions in India are still reeling from a rainfall deficit halfway through the monsoon season. The rainfall deficit in East and Northeast India increased from 13.3 per cent on June 30 to 19 per cent on July …

Heavy rains ahead in second half of southwest monsoon, says IMD
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Heavy rains ahead in second half of southwest monsoon, says IMD

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Indian Meteorological Department has forecasted above-normal rainfall and temperatures during the second half of the southwest monsoon season 2024. During the August-September monsoon season, normal to above normal rainfall is most likely across the country except in many parts of northeast and adjoining areas of east India, Ladakh, Saurashtra and Kutch. According to IMD, normal to above …

Monsoon mayhem in India: From Mumbai to Ayodhya, heavy rainfall disrupts daily life
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Monsoon mayhem in India: From Mumbai to Ayodhya, heavy rainfall disrupts daily life

Live Mint  

Monsoon mayhem in India: The Monsoon has created havoc across India, with Mumbai recording extremely heavy rainfall, the water level of the Saryu river rising in Ayodhya, an orange alert issued for Karnataka, and Assam grappling with floods again. Heavy rainfall cripples Mumbai Since Monday morning, heavy rain in Mumbai has been causing waterlogging, long traffic jams, and disruptions to …

Heavy rain likely over northwest and east India: IMD
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy rain likely over northwest and east India: IMD

Hindustan Times  

Parts of northwest, east and northeast India are likely to witness heavy rainfall in the next 4-5 days, the India Meteorological Department said. According to IMD, there will be isolated heavy rainfall likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad on July 5 and 6; Himachal Pradesh on July 6 and 7; Uttarakhand on July 8; Punjab on July 6 and 7; Haryana, Chandigarh till …

Weather Updates Today: From Haridwar to Dwarka, Monsoon Causes Devastation Everywhere With Floods
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Weather Updates Today: From Haridwar to Dwarka, Monsoon Causes Devastation Everywhere With Floods

ABP News  

Rain In India: Scorching Heat Followed by Heavy Rain Leaves People in Distress In many states across the country, people are suffering due to the transition from intense heat to heavy rainfall. Over the past two to three days, reports of heavy rain have come in from various parts of the country, including Delhi, with several fatalities reported. In Maharashtra's …

Climate change makes India’s monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?
6 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 …

Monsoon shakes off slump, to bring rain relief in sweltering north India
6 months ago

Monsoon shakes off slump, to bring rain relief in sweltering north India

India Today  

The southwest monsoon, which has slowed down after hitting Mumbai, is gathering pace and is expected to progress further by June 21-22, an official of the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. Central Maharashtra, including Marathwada, will receive light to moderate rainfall during this time," Sunil Kamble, Head of the Regional Meteorological Department, Mumbai, said. India has received 20 per …

India's agriculture faces concerns as monsoon rains a fifth below normal
6 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 …

Sluggish monsoon leaves north and east India dry
6 months, 1 week ago

Sluggish monsoon leaves north and east India dry

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Since the arrival of the southwest monsoon on May 30, major parts of the country have recorded deficient rainfall in the past two weeks, weather department data shows. The India Meteorological Department said severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue over many parts of north India during the next three days. The Northeast is also facing severe deficient …

Climate turbulence ahead: Time to fasten our seatbelts
6 months, 1 week ago

Climate turbulence ahead: Time to fasten our seatbelts

Live Mint  

For most well-off urban residents, the effects of climate change have mostly been viewed from afar as a problem confronted by villagers. Among its disturbing findings was that “cities are not cooling down at night at the rate they used to" 20 years ago, and that “all cities have registered significant increase in their built heat island effect," a reference …

India's fizzling monsoon could prolong heatwave in north: Report
6 months, 1 week ago

India's fizzling monsoon could prolong heatwave in north: Report

India TV News  

India's monsoon rains have stalled after reaching western regions ahead of schedule, potentially delaying their arrival in northern and central states and extending the ongoing heatwave in the grain-growing plains, according to two senior weather officials. Heatwave concerns IMD data showed that maximum temperatures in India's northern states range between 42 degrees Celsius and 46 degrees Celsius, which is 3 …

Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says

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 The unprecedented heatwaves that scorched northern and central India in May were made 1.5 degrees …

Weather updates: IMD says heatwave in north India to reduce in next 2 days, predicts rain for Bengal, these states
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Weather updates: IMD says heatwave in north India to reduce in next 2 days, predicts rain for Bengal, these states

Hindustan Times  

The India Meteorological Department on Saturday said heatwave conditions over northwest, central, and east India will gradually reduce over the next two days. Women wearing scarves walk in a garden on a hot summer day in New Delhi on May 30, 2024, “Gradual fall in maximum temperatures by 2-3°C very likely over northwest & east India during next 2-3 days …

IMD predicts above normal rain in the country this monsoon
6 months, 3 weeks ago

IMD predicts above normal rain in the country this monsoon

India TV News  

The India Meteorological Department on Monday announced that the core monsoon zone, which encompasses the majority of rain-fed agricultural regions in the country, is forecasted to experience above-average rainfall this season. The states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal form the country's core monsoon zone where agriculture is primarily rain-fed. "India's monsoon …

Climate change impacts millions in India. But as the country votes, some politicians skirt the issue
7 months ago

Climate change impacts millions in India. But as the country votes, some politicians skirt the issue

Associated Press  

BEED, India — Almost 970 million Indians are voting in general elections amid sweltering heat and unpredictable weather extremes exacerbated by human-caused climate change, leading to loss of livelihood, forced migration and increasingly difficult living conditions for millions across the country. Issues related to religion, caste and employment still determine most Indians’ political preferences, but Koll said that at local …

Climate change to intensify heatwave in India: Scientists
7 months ago

Climate change to intensify heatwave in India: Scientists

Hindustan Times  

The intense heat likely to hit India over the next few days will be exacerbated by climate change, according to a research group. A man takes shelter under an umbrella from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi The northwestern region of the country, including the capital Delhi, is expected to record temperatures that could exceed …

Heatwave alert for North India, heavy rainfall in South till May 22: IMD updates
7 months, 1 week ago

Heatwave alert for North India, heavy rainfall in South till May 22: IMD updates

Hindustan Times  

The India Meteorological Department has predicted a continuation of the wet spell over South Peninsular India till May 22. Widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds is expected over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep, and South Karnataka for the next seven days. Monsoon likely to reach Kerala around May 31: IMD Heavy rainfall is expected over …

Warming of Indian Ocean to accelerate: IITM study
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Warming of Indian Ocean to accelerate: IITM study

The Hindu  

From 1950-2020, the Indian Ocean had become warmer by 1.2°C and climate models expect it to heat up a further 1.7°C–3.8°C from 2020–2100. Mostly attributable to global warming, the tropical Indian Ocean will likely be in a “near-permanent heatwave state” and accelerate coral bleaching, seagrass destruction, and loss of kelp forests, affecting the fisheries sector adversely, said an analysis led …

Weird Science | A research paper aims to show the connection between monsoon and invasions on the Indian Subcontinent…
8 months ago

Weird Science | A research paper aims to show the connection between monsoon and invasions on the Indian Subcontinent…

Hindustan Times  

To think that the monsoon played a role in the course of history might seem strange, but isn’t a leap of the imagination. The team, led by Dr Naveen Gandhi, scientist, IITM, assessed paleoclimate records spanning 2,500 years, to map out a timeline of climatic conditions that corresponded with periods of significant invasions across South and Central Asia. “For instance, …

India Will Get Above-Normal Rain This Monsoon: IMD
8 months, 1 week ago

India Will Get Above-Normal Rain This Monsoon: IMD

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India is poised to experience above-normal monsoon rains this season, the India Meteorological Department announced on Monday, calming fears that the intense summer heat and climatic changes could prolong the drought-like situation. Mohapatra said El Nino conditions, indicating a heating of the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean which adversely impacts the monsoon, were present and expected to …

India Likely to Experience Above-normal Rainfall this Monsoon: IMD
8 months, 1 week ago

India Likely to Experience Above-normal Rainfall this Monsoon: IMD

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India is likely to experience above-normal cumulative rainfall in the 2024 monsoon season with La Nina conditions likely to set in by August-September, the IMD has said on Monday.However, normal cumulative rainfall does not guarantee uniform temporal and spatial distribution of rain across the country, with climate change further increasing the variability of the rain-bearing system. Based on …

India to receive above-normal monsoon rains: IMD
8 months, 1 week ago

India to receive above-normal monsoon rains: IMD

The Hindu  

While several States reel under heatwaves, the India Meteorological Department has forecast a bountiful monsoon for the year. Last year, El Nino – a warming of the Central Pacific and usually linked to diminished rainfall in India – dented India’s monsoon by 6%. This year, the El Nino has not yet fully faded but is expected to do so by …

Weatherman signals a nasty summer ahead for India
8 months, 1 week ago

Weatherman signals a nasty summer ahead for India

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : Climate change will accelerate the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, India’s top weatherman warned, on the backdrop of the country witnessing a far higher number of intensely heavy rainfall and heatwave days, fewer colder days and increasing thunderstorms in recent times. “We are noticing extreme behaviour in weather," India Meteorological Department director-general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said …

India likely to get normal monsoon after summer heat wave: Skymet
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India likely to get normal monsoon after summer heat wave: Skymet

The Hindu  

India is expected to see a normal monsoon in 2024, private weather forecasting agency Skymet said on Tuesday, promising some respite after a prediction of more-than-normal heat wave days in the summer preceding the June-September rainy season. Monsoon rains are expected to be 102% of the long-period average of 868.6 mm for the four-month period, Skymet said. The Indian Meteorological …

Monsoon likely to be ‘normal’ at about 102% of LPA: weather forecaster Skymet
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Monsoon likely to be ‘normal’ at about 102% of LPA: weather forecaster Skymet

Hindustan Times  

Monsoon, the lifeblood of India’s economy that delivers nearly 70% of the country’s rain, is likely to be “normal” at about 102% of long period average, with an error margin of +/-5%, private weather forecaster Skymet Weather said on Tuesday. Skymet said there was a 10% chance of excess rainfall, 20% of above normal, 45% of normal, 15% of below …

La Nina Likely To Return To India, Weather Agencies Predict Above-normal Rainfall During Monsoon
8 months, 4 weeks ago

La Nina Likely To Return To India, Weather Agencies Predict Above-normal Rainfall During Monsoon

News 18  

Multiple weather agencies across the world have predicted the return of the La Nina during the monsoon period. Quoting the APCC predictions, an India Today report said India is likely to experience above-normal precipitation during its peak monsoon season from July to September. The weather agency has attributed the forecast change to the recent ENSO alert which predicts a smooth …

La Nina set to return, here's how it will impact monsoon in India
8 months, 4 weeks ago

La Nina set to return, here's how it will impact monsoon in India

India Today  

The first monsoon prediction in India for this year has been made by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Climate Center. In its July to September outlook, the APCC Climate Center stated, "Enhanced probability for above-normal precipitation is predicted for the region spanning eastern Africa to the Arabian Sea, India, the Bay of Bengal, and Indonesia, the Caribbean Sea, the tropical North …

Himalayas to see year-long drought if global warming is not checked, shows study
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Himalayas to see year-long drought if global warming is not checked, shows study

Live Mint  

The Himalayan region is set to witness lasting drought for over a year if global temperatures increase by 3 degrees Celsius, reveals a new study. The team of researchers found a large increase in the exposure of agricultural land to drought conditions with 3 degrees Celsius warming. Hence, the study calls for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius which would …

Majority of India’s tehsils saw increase in rain in 2012-22: Report
11 months ago

Majority of India’s tehsils saw increase in rain in 2012-22: Report

Hindustan Times  

A new study has shown that more than half of India’s administrative units saw an increase in monsoon rainfall in the 2012-22 decade over the 30-year, 1982-2011 baseline; 11% of key agricultural hotspots saw a decline; and almost two-thirds witnessed an increase in the frequency of heavy rainfall. According to the study, nearly 64% of the tehsils experienced an increase …

Rainfall rising in over half of India’s sub-districts, says four-decade study
11 months ago

Rainfall rising in over half of India’s sub-districts, says four-decade study

The Hindu  

January 17, 2024 10:39 pm | Updated January 18, 2024 01:51 pm IST - NEW DELHI Rainfall is increasing in more than half of India’s 4,400-odd tehsils or sub-districts, according to a granular analysis of changes in the Indian monsoon, conducted for the first time at the tehsil level. “In our study of localised wet rainfall extremes, we found that …

Capturing the monsoon: its variance and the message
1 year, 2 months ago

Capturing the monsoon: its variance and the message

The Hindu  

For the first time since 2018, India has reported a deficit monsoon. From June to September this year, India received 82 cm of rainfall, nearly 6% lower than the 89 cm that is considered ‘normal’. Between 2019 and 2022, the Indian monsoon was significantly impacted by the converse phenomenon – a cooling La Niña — that sometimes is associated with …

September rainfall washes off India’s drought fears
1 year, 2 months ago

September rainfall washes off India’s drought fears

The Hindu  

Despite the driest August in a century, India has dodged a drought this year, thanks to unexpectedly heavy rains in September. Rainfall which reaches 96% to 104% of the long term average is considered ‘normal.’ The IMD on Saturday also forecast a ‘normal’ north-east monsoon from October to December, and ‘normal to above-normal rainfall’ over large parts of north-west India …

Prized Science | Every drop counts, and making quality medicine
1 year, 2 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 …

As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists take a closer look at global warming’s role
1 year, 2 months ago

As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists take a closer look at global warming’s role

The Hindu  

Torrential downpours sent muddy water racing through streets in Libya, Greece, Spain and Hong Kong in early September 2023, with thousands of deaths in the city of Derna, Libya. The almost instantaneous runoff from rain, as opposed to the slower release of water from melting snow, leads to more severe flooding, landslides and other hazards – particularly in mountain regions …

Watch | How climate change is affecting monsoon forecast and disaster management
1 year, 3 months ago

Watch | How climate change is affecting monsoon forecast and disaster management

The Hindu  

From delayed onsets marked by intense dry spells, to devastating flash floods and destructive landslides, the monsoon in recent years has been a period of uncertainty and destruction for India. Although there are various factors behind it, there is a general consensus among scientists that climate change plays a major role. The Southwest monsoon that brings rain to the subcontinent …

Weather report: After a record-dry August, hopes are high for September
1 year, 3 months ago

Weather report: After a record-dry August, hopes are high for September

Firstpost  

The positive Indian ocean dipole might offset the influence of El Nino this month August left India parched as the month ended with a -36 per cent rainfall deficit countrywide. • All India rainfall during 1 till 31 August, 2023 is recorded as 162.7 mm against the normal of 254.9 mm lowest ever in 123 years on record keeping. • …

India sees lowest August rainfall in a century; September is likely to be ‘normal’: IMD
1 year, 3 months ago

India sees lowest August rainfall in a century; September is likely to be ‘normal’: IMD

The Hindu  

Rainfall in August had been the least in over a century, with India getting 36% less rain than it usually does in the month. With a strengthening of the El Nino and unfavourable conditions both in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, August rainfall has been markedly deficient in most of India, except in northeastern India, the Himalayan …

Rising temperatures are leading to torrential rains in the Himalayas
1 year, 3 months ago

Rising temperatures are leading to torrential rains in the Himalayas

The Hindu  

Torrential rains that have battered India's Himalayas in recent years, killing hundreds of people and causing billions of dollars worth of damage, are becoming more intense due to a clash of weather systems triggered by global warming, scientists said. But the monsoon's convergence with a low-pressure weather system in the Himalayas in recent years has caused extremely heavy rains, something …

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