Watch | Why has the monsoon in North India been so damaging?
Every yr, the complete nation waits anxiously for the monsoon season to reach. This yr, the monsoon has been totally different and damaging.
The monsoon began later than ordinary as a consequence of surprising interactions with cyclones and different climate techniques lingering from earlier in the yr.
Cyclone Biparjoy shaped after the monsoon ought to have began, delaying the moon onset in Mumbai by two weeks. The monsoon additionally arrived in Mumbai and Delhi at the identical time, which hadn’t occurred in greater than 50 years.
Before the monsoon began, the India Meteorological Department predicted a deficit of 4%. While this deficit has already been worn out by heavy rains, the distribution of rainfall stays uneven. Some areas have obtained extra rainfall, like the northern Western Ghats and Northwest India.
Other areas, together with Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra, have obtained much less rainfall than regular.
The impression of local weather change on India’s climate has at all times been a matter of nice curiosity. Our world is now hotter and extra humid. Global warming impacts our climate, however it’s not the sole trigger.
Read extra: Explained | North India’s monsoon mayhem is a confluence of things
Script and voiceover: Vasudevan Mukunth and Shikha Kumari
Production: Shikha Kumari
Voiceover: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian
