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Monsoon madness: how climate change is normalising extreme events

Rise in both land and sea temperatures has increased the capacity of the air to hold moisture for a longer time. Between 1970 and 2004, three extreme flood events occurred per year on average in India, but after 2005, the yearly average rose to 11.

monsoon-madness:-how-climate-change-is-normalising-extreme-events

Rise in both land and sea temperatures has increased the capacity of the air to hold moisture for a longer time. Between 1970 and 2004, three extreme flood events occurred per year on average in India, but after 2005, the yearly average rose to 11.