Guwahati: Experts have linked the deficiency of rainfall in northeast this year during the monsoon against climate change.
Data from the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) shows that Assam and Mizoram received 22% less rainfall.
They received 1371.2 mm rainfall against the actual 1748.6 mm since June.
Arunachal Pradesh saw a lack of 24% rainfall.
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura (NMMT) witnessed rainfall deficits with a drop of 32%.
NMMT received 950.4 mm rainfall, 450mm less than actual rainfall during the season.
Within a few weeks the rainy season will retreat, but rainfall remains a little even though there is a patchy spell of embroidery in July and August.
IMD has expected a lot of rainfall in most countries until the rainy season starts to attract.
But September rainfall in Assam has been 37% lower than what is normal for that month.
It accepts 152.3 mm rainfall against normal 251.1mm until Monday.
Monsun usually withdraws from the northeast on October 15.
Parha J Das, who heads the water, climate & danger based in Guwahati-based NGOs based in Guwahati, said that in addition to the natural variability of southwest mononsun, climate change has made a rainfall pattern.
More unsure both in space and time.
Therefore, it is not uncommon to see many new areas suffering from abnormal low rainfall.
An erratic rainfall pattern that results in agricultural drought and flash floods, he said.
“This is not the first time Assam witnessed the rainfall deficit.
The state saw the lack of rainfall in 2005, 2006 and 2011.
There was a need and cause of a deeper analysis.
Some indications have been found in previous studies that new areas have been under the grip of drought Severe.
Agriculture has suffered significantly because of the rainfall below the average throughout the season.
It has occurred in the past too but the number of incidents increases which is an indication of climate change, “said the watershed.
Assam is between eight Indian countries that are very vulnerable to climate change, according to the latest national climate vulnerability assessment report.
“This year, IMD estimates less rain in the northeast.
There is a pattern that every time an active rainy season in the country is overall, India and Central India will get good rainfall, while the northeastern countries will receive less rain , “Sunit Das, a senior scientist at the center of regional meteorology, told Tii.
Assam is in the eastern part of the country, requires priority for adaptation to climate change to overcome the various threats posed by threats, in addition to taking steps for global warming adaptation and mitigation, said the watershed.