Washington: Scientists are now seeing signals that the Sahara desert and surrounding regions are greening due to increasing rainfall, all thanks to the rising temperatures due to climate change.

According to National Geographic News, these rains could revitalize drought-ravaged regions, reclaiming them for farming communities.

The monsoon decides the Indian farmers' fate

Aug. 1: For the first time in the last five years, a majority of municipalities in the state are facing severe drinking water scarcity. Only 130 out of 1,128 mandals in the state have received normal rainfall during this monsoon season signalling the onset of a major drought.

At least 10 people, including six of a family, were buried alive in landslides triggered by rain at Aziznagar and Gazalia of Lama in Bandarban early Friday, the police said.
The landslides occurred at about 3:00am burying alive the victims, living in bamboo huts at the foot of the hills, the police said, quoting local residents.

The BMC launched its website, www.mumbaimonsoon.com, on Friday so that citizens can get better information on rainfall data, high tide dates and timings, waterlogged areas as well as traffic, among other things.

The civic administration has set up automated weather stations at 29 places across the city, through which rainfall data could be received every 15 minutes, officials said.

LUCKNOW: The state capital finds itself in the grip of drought with rainfall less than 46% below normal in this monsoon so far, lowest in more than twenty years. Though the district administration began preparing its action plan to provide relief to the farmers, the weatherman warned that more tough days are ahead as the monsoon is likely to remain subdued at least for a week in the state.

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