Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
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Topic: monsoon

1,000-year-old Indian stalagmites more than geological wonders—they warn us of coming catastrophe

Gayatri Kathayat -
Like tree rings, their layers record the region’s rainfall history. They also carry a warning about the potential for multiyear droughts in the future.

Why India banned export of broken rice & could more curbs be in the offing

Sayantan Bera -
High exports driven by demand from China led to shortage in country, where broken rice is used to make ethanol & as cattle feed. Lower & delayed planting likely to hit production too.

Heavy rain, poor drainage, worse infra — how Bengaluru was hit by a perfect storm and drowned

+TFP Sandhya Ramesh -
The intense rain was brought about by rapid global warming & localised weather pattern. But experts say reason for floods is lack of drainage & infrastructure, not intensity of rain.

Floods in MP to drought in UP — it’s monsoon’s wildest swing ever, but experts aren’t surprised

Simrin Sirur -
IMD data shows east, northeast India had 18% rainfall deficit between 1 June and 10 August. But central and southern regions saw excess of 24% and 28%, respectively.

Cracked earth & nasty weeds: How UP farmers are battling a drought to save their rice crop

+TFP Sayantan Bera -
In 5 east UP districts, where rice is primary rain-fed crop, the overwhelming sentiment is despair. For most, planting has been delayed by over a month, which means a drop in yield.

Lower kharif plantings due to uneven rains a growing concern, says report

Suchet Vir Singh -
Area under rice and pulses lower than last year, while oilseeds acreage has marginally increased in the June-October Kharif crop season.

Normal monsoon likely in Aug-Sept, but deficiency expected in Bihar, Northeast, says IMD

Simrin Sirur -
The second half of the southwest monsoon is expected to be ‘normal’ for the country as a whole, but regional variations will persist, Indian Meteorological Department predicts.

Food worries mount for India, as erratic monsoon rains cause 13% lag in area under paddy

Sayantan Bera -
According to govt data, the area under paddy cultivation is lagging by 3.7 million hectares compared to last year in states like West Bengal, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Telangana, Chhattisgarh & Odisha.

First wheat, now rice — hit by bad weather, output could fall by ‘10 mn tonnes’ this season

Sayantan Bera -
A hit to India’s rice output could lead to a major policy overhaul as it arrives on the back of a lower wheat harvest.

Why Pakistan is facing a deluge while parts of India are seeing drought-like conditions

Simrin Sirur -
Experts agree that these weather patterns are the result of a combination of internal variability, an unusually long La Nina period, and climate change.
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