As per a recent report on the adverse weather events due to a changing climate, from January 1 to September 30, India faced some form of natural disaster almost every day. These disasters resulted in the loss of 2,755 human lives, destruction of 1.8 million hectares of crop area, damage to 400,000 houses and deaths of 70,000 livestock.

As per the India Meteorological Department, between June 1 and September 30 which marks the monsoon season, there was six per cent more rainfall than normal. However, 195 districts in the country reported deficient rainfall which has had an adverse effect on this year’s food production in the country.

Heat waves scorching parts of India during the summer season is not unheard of but temperature rising above 40 degrees celsius during the middle of March seems to be an unprecedented phenomenon. After a brief respite for a week, the country is now gearing for another episode of intense heat. Here's how climate change is making its presence felt in India' summer season this year.

स्टडी के अनुसार साल 1971 से 2019 के बीच देश में गर्म हवाओं के 706 मामले दर्ज किए गए।

A survey of 800 farmers from eight countries including India reveals that despite the negative impact of climate change on agriculture, there is cautious optimism too. But farmers across the board feel their voice is not heard enough.

A joint study by Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability and Azim Premji University shows that a total of 895 questions related to climate change were asked in Parliament in a period of 20 years, which is less than even one per cent of the total queries asked in the House. The low representation of such questions is that climate change does not influence voting behaviour, mentioned the study.

The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences admitted in the Parliament that the rainfall pattern in the country is getting erratic. It mentioned that the top paddy producing states such as West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are witnessing declining trends in rainfall in between 1989-2018.

The recent floods in Sikkim which claimed 53 lives while more than 150 people remain missing, have put spotlight on the previous warnings about such disasters. The experts have underlined that such risks will only increase with an adversely changing climate.

According to the notes prepared by a climate change awareness group, with the increasing global temperatures, winds can hold more moisture and this increased moisture can lead to increased amount of 'short duration intense rainfall' as in case of a cloudburst.

In a conversation with Gaon Connection’s Managing Editor, Nidhi Jamwal, Head of Climate Research and Services at IMD Pune, KS Hosalikar, talks about India’s first ever National Framework For Climate Services whose preparations are underway.