{"id":33710,"date":"2018-10-30T14:06:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T08:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33710"},"modified":"2018-10-30T14:06:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T08:36:17","slug":"drought-heatwaves-increasing-in-frequency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/drought-heatwaves-increasing-in-frequency\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Drought, heatwaves increasing in frequency\u2019\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/tp-andhrapradesh\/drought-heatwaves-increasing-in-frequency-area\/article20946476.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Drought, heatwaves increasing in frequency\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drought and heat waves all together has been engaging several researchers in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why is it in news?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysing rainfall and temperature data of 50 years, researchers have found that:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>frequency of heatwaves accompanied by drought has increased not only in magnitude but in area too<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the past three decades<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While heatwaves and droughts are destructive even when occurring in separate events, their <\/span><b>concurrence is far more serious.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A single extreme event may not be critical, but <\/span><b>two extremes occurring at once is much more significant in the distress it causes.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the reason behind the phenomena?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers believe this could be <\/span><b>due to the intricate relationship of land surface processes, soil moisture, evapo-transpiration and local climate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A spatial analysis reveals the area affected by the <\/span><b>twin calamities is starkly increasing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Conclusion:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With certain accuracy, <\/span><b>these incidents can be predicted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This could contribute to <\/span><b>policy making and ensure preparedness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both phenomena have a <\/span><b>serious bearing on water resources, affecting agriculture and human settlements.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Drought, heatwaves increasing in frequency\u2019\u00a0 Context: Drought and heat waves all together has been engaging several researchers in India. 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