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Kunal Kambli
12 Mar 2024, 15:54

As winter storms arrive later in the year, North India faces dual threat of water scarcity and flooding

As winter storms arrive later in the year, North India faces dual threat of water scarcity and flooding

As winter storms arrive later in the year, North India faces dual threat of water scarcity and flooding

Traditionally, winter storms have graced the Himalayas with abundant snow from December to March, ensuring a steady flow of water supply downstream. However, new research has unveiled a shift in these patterns, with the western disturbances now arriving fashionably late compared to seven decades ago. This trend raises concerns over dwindling water resources and potential flooding for millions of Indians!

Last-minute patch of intense rain and hail affects wheat harvest across India’s ‘food bowl’ states
Ankush Banerjee
12 Mar 2024, 15:39

Last-minute patch of intense rain and hail affects wheat harvest across India’s ‘food bowl’ states

Expectations of a bumper harvest this year received a boost when the IMD predicted that March maximum temperatures were likely to remain normal to below normal in many parts of several wheat-growing states — including Punjab, a major part of India’s “food bowl” states. But just as the farmers were preparing to harvest the yield of their hard labour, disaster struck.

Droughts killed more than 12 million trees in Mississippi and no one has the money to cut them down
Kenneth Niemeyer
09 Mar 2024, 20:53

Droughts killed more than 12 million trees in Mississippi and no one has the money to cut them down

Timber farmers are expected to lose $96 million after droughts killed more than 12 million pine trees in Mississippi.