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Bracing for flood hazards [1]

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On the basis of a climate modelling study, Lal et al. predicted that during the winter months there will be 5–25% less rainfall and in the summer season the monsoon rainfall will be not only 10–15% more than the normal, but also quite variable and specially irregular in Central India. In other words, there will be more spells of intense rainfall and frequent instances of extreme rainfall. This prediction is coming true, particularly in the central sector of the Himalayan belt, where there is pronounced decline in winter precipitation (both rain and snow) and prolonged spells of drought in summer broken by cloudbursts in localized areas.

http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/10jul2011/16.pdf [2]

 

Publication Date: 
10/07/2011
K. S. Valdiya [3]
Current Science [4]
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Tags:
Floods [5], Rainfall [6], Monsoons [7], India [8], Extreme Weather Events [9], Rivers [10], Carrying Capacity [11], Climate Change [12], Uttar Pradesh [13], Bihar [14], Himalaya [15], Indo-Gangetic Plains [16], Sedimentation [17], Flood Control [18], Disaster Management [19], Natural Disasters [20]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/bracing-flood-hazards
[2] http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/10jul2011/16.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-s-valdiya
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carrying-capacity
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indo-gangetic-plains
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sedimentation
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flood-control
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/disaster-management
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters