Ankur Nikam
India's monsoon lifeline is changing as global warming creates erratic and unpredictable rainfall.
The warming of Arabian Sea holds more moisture, which supercharge weather systems, furling intense heavy rainfalls.
This rainfall is characterized as short intense bursts separated by long dry spells causing simultaneous floods and droughts.
Data confirms data frequency of extreme rainfall events is rapidly rising, particularly across central and western India.
This year Rajasthan recorded 412% more rain in October than normal average, setting a new record.
The monsoon is consistently overstaying past traditional days.
According to the World Economic Forum, this untimely rainfall destroyed 33.9 million hectors crops from 2025 to 2021.
These damages inflates food prices rapidly, harming the economic and social fabric.