As per a group of Indian and Chinese researchers, if the case of the persistent burning of fossil fuel continues, the Indo-Gangetic plains which are the country’s most fertile and populous region is likely to face severe droughts.
The research predicts that uncontrolled fossil fuel burning along with local warming will result in threatening India’s food security thereby leading to a fall in agricultural produce. This will possibly cause droughts.
The extreme weather conditions are not only limited to droughts but due to a huge dependency on the intensity of Monsoon, floods will be common weather events too.
The research was made on the basis of a two-year study by the researchers of the Beijing Normal University and the University of Cambridge, both accredited to the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing. Moreover, the group includes two Indians along with five Chinese and a German researcher.
The study was made by analyzing the climate data from the region between the years 1961 and 2012.
It contrasted two scenarios, the first being the one where increased irrigation and cutting down of the greenhouse gasses emission was led by the government and global policies. However, the second being when the region became vulnerable to climatic change after the authorities failed to take some steps.
The situation is intricate as Indian agriculture depends largely on rains. As per the research, the Indo-Gangetic plains has become drought prone in the recent years and the possibility of drought in the region is 45%. This could be made out of the fact that since 2000, the cereal production has also dropped.
The research studied the regions like Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
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