Dry, wet, dry again: India’s ‘mysterious’ monsoon swings threaten crops, power supply
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The combined effects of El Nino and global warming are causing increasingly erratic monsoon rainfall in India. This year, June was India's fifth-driest on record with rainfall nearly 40% below normal, followed by heavy rains in early July that brought a month's worth of precipitation to cities like Mumbai in a single week. These extreme swings threaten agricultural production and strain the country's power infrastructure. The pattern highlights the growing impact of climate change on India's weather systems.
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The combined effects of El Nino and global warming are causing increasingly erratic monsoon rainfall in India. This year, June was India's fifth-driest on record with rainfall nearly 40% below normal, followed by heavy rains in early July that brought a month's worth of precipitation to cities like Mumbai in a single week. These extreme swings threaten agricultural production and strain the country's power infrastructure. The pattern highlights the growing impact of climate change on India's we...
India's monsoon has become more erratic in recent decades.
A sudden deluge early this month dumped about a month’s worth of precipitation on cities like Mumbai in a single week.
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Key findings
These erratic weather patterns threaten to dent agricultural output and strain power grids.
Prediction- Flash floods can cause casualties and damage to homes and infrastructure.
- Drought leads to water scarcity and health crises from poor sanitation.
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Loaded language removedAn intensifying El Nino and global warming are driving a shift in India’s monsoon rainfall, creating more erratic weather patterns that threaten to dent agricultural output and strain power grids.
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These erratic weather patterns threaten to dent agricultural output and strain power grids.
PredictionA sudden deluge early this month dumped about a month’s worth of precipitation on cities like Mumbai in a single week.
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