Agriculture in India need not 'gamble' with the monsoons if accurate weather and climate forecasts are proactively made available to farmers, according to the results of a new experimental study condu
NEW DELHI, Apr 03 (IPS) - Agriculture in India need not gamble with the monsoons if accurate weather and climate forecasts are proactively made available to farmers, according to the results of a new experimental study conducted by the University of Chicago.
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“While the total rainfall in most of these regions is decreasing, our paper shows extreme rains are increasing,” said Roxy Mathew Koll, co-author of the research paper
Transitioning to La Nina may result in on-time and bountiful monsoon rains. However, high temperatures could lead to intense cyclones and extreme rains. La Nina does not have the same intensity as El Nino, and global temperature anomalies might continue even during the transition.