May 1, 2011

Impact of climate change on extreme rainfall events and flood risk in India

by
P. Guhathakurta, O.P. Sreejith, P.A. Menon
,
Journal of Earth System Science
  • Studies long-term changes in extreme rainfall over India
  • Seeks to determine the impact of climate change on extreme rainfall events and flood risk in India
  • Finds that extreme rainfall and flood risk are increasing significantly in the country except in some parts of central India