Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Rainfall Pattern
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Coping with drought in rice farming in Asia: Insights from a cross-country comparative study
<p>Drought is a major constraint affecting rice production especially in rainfed areas of Asia. Despite its importance in rice growing areas, the magnitude of economic losses arising from drought, its
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Air pollution affects rainfall in Indian Ocean region
Pollution has reduced rainfall in south Asia
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Atmospheric warming is widening tropical region
May cause increase in desert areas
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Slushy development
Twentieth century was Pakistan s wettest
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Rain drops
Less precipitation over fewer days in Orissa
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Simulation of a Himalayan cloudburst event
Intense rainfall often leads to floods and landslides in the Himalayan region even with rainfall amounts that are considered comparatively moderate over the plains; for example, ‘cloudbursts’, which are
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Disaster dossier: The impact of climate change on Orissa
For over a decade, Orissa has been teetering from one extreme weather condition to another: from heatwaves to cyclones, drought to floods. The state has been declared disaster-affected for 95 of the last 105 years. Why is this happening? Is it the result of global warming and climate change? Richard Mahapatra, who has been awarded the
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Suicide of farmers in Maharashtra- Background Papers
<p>This paper has three parts: </p> <ul> <li> The first, an analysis of 192 news reports in a Marathi daily, Deshonnati, cites 320 cases of farmers’ suicides in Maharashtra reported during
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ENSO control on the south Asian monsoon through the length of the rainy season
Being an integral effect of sub-seasonal rain spells over the season, the seasonal mean south Asian monsoon (SAM) rainfall could be affected by change in the length of the rainy season (LRS). An objective definition of the duration of the SAM season has, however, been lacking.
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Climate change impacts on water resources in India
Water is important for economic development, and many parts of India already face issues of water scarcity. This study predicts that intensity of rainfall will increase under climate change. Issues such as water scarcity may also become more prevalent.