India
India, officially the Republic of India occupies the greater part of South Asia, and its capital is New Delhi. About one-sixth of the world’s total population live in India, the second most populous country, after China.[1]
Events
Based on weather records spanning 1951 through 2020 the Dartmouth Flood Observatory and the India Meteorological Department found that the amount of atmospheric river events impacted the country 596 times, 95% of which occurred during a monsoon season. With 70% of atmospheric rivers linked to recent flood events since 1985 and forming more often with additional data also suggesting they getting bigger. Warmer ocean surface temperatures over parts of the Indian Ocean have led to more evaporation, providing more rain when ARs form.[2][3]
1988
Punjab floods.[4]
1993
Assam floods.
2004
Floods caused extensive damage in Eastern India and Bangladesh.[4]
2006
Gujarat floods
2007
South East Asia floods, including India totaled about 2,000 lives lost.[4]
2013
Floods in Uttarakhand claimed 6,000 lives.[4]
2018
Floods in Kerala claimed 400 lives.[4]
See also
- Country summary (Climate Action Tracker)
References
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ↑ Bob Yirka (2023, May) Study shows warming planet is leading to an increase in 'atmospheri river'-associated flooding in India Phys.org
- ↑ Mahto, S.S., Nayak, M.A., Lettenmaier, D.P. et al. (2023) Atmospheric rivers that make landfall in India are associated with flooding Commun Earth Environ
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 PTI (2023, May) Atmospheric rivers caused 70% of India's floods between 1985 and 2020: Study TheHindu.com
