The Curious Case of Drying Northeast India
Northeast India, one of the wettest places on the Earth has been experiencing rapid drying, especially in the last 30 years. Some places which used to get as high as 3,000 mm of rain during the monsoon season have seen a drop of about 25-30%. A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, and Assam University set out to understand whether this decline is caused by anthropogenic activity or is it part of natural changes.
Reasons for Change
- The results published show that the decreasing monsoon rainfall is associated with natural changes in the subtropical Pacific ....
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