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30/07/2021 - Geography

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July 30, 2021

The occurrence of cloudbursts could become more frequent in various places of northern India. Explain with suitable examples (200 Words)

Refer - The Indian Express

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Nishant Kumar 3 years

Please review it

IAS Parliament 3 years

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Abdul hakkim 3 years

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IAS Parliament 3 years

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KEY POINTS

·        A lot of people injured and over 35 missing after a cloudburst hit a remote village of Jammu and Kashmir recently.

·        Recently, cloudbursts have been reported from several places in J&K, Union Territory of Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

·        A 2017 study of cloudbursts in the Indian Himalayas noted that most of the events occurred in the months of July and August.

·        Cloudbursts are short-duration, intense rainfall events over a small area. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), it is a weather phenomenon with unexpected precipitation exceeding 100mm/h over a geographical region of approximately 20-30 square km.

·        During the cloudburst, the relative humidity and cloud cover was at the maximum level with low temperature and slow winds.

·        Several studies have shown that climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts in many cities across the globe.

·        As temperatures increase the atmosphere can hold more and more moisture and this moisture comes down as a short very intense rainfall for a short duration

·        With warming climate or climate change, we will surely witness these cloudburst events in increased frequency in the future.

·        It is an extremely challenging task and is very difficult to model cloudburst.

 

 

Abhishek Das 3 years

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IAS Parliament 3 years

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Nishant Kumar 3 years

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Tahir Hussain 3 years

  • Plz review madum and sir

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