A significant reduction in summer monsoon rainfall has been observed in northern central India during the second half of the twentieth century, threatening water security and causing widespread socio-economic impacts. Here, using various observational data sets, we show that monsoon rainfall has increased in India at 1.34 mm d−1 decade−1 since 2002. This apparent revival of summer monsoon precipitation is closely associated with a favourable land–ocean temperature gradient, driven by a strong warming signature over the Indian subcontinent and slower rates of warming over the Indian Ocean.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/revival-indian-summer-monsoon-rainfall-2002
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/qinjian-jin
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chien-wang
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-ocean
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arabian-sea
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere