Climate changehas impactedrainfalldistribution during monsoon months innortheasteven as the total amount of rain remains mostly unchanged. On the eve ofWorld Environment Day, experts said this lack of uniform distribution of rainfall throughout the monsoon months has resulted in prolonged consecutive dry days and shorter wet days.
Research on rainfall patterns atAssam Agricultural University(Aau) revealed a decreasing tendency of annual rainfall by 66.4 mm/decade during 1986-2015 over theBrahmaputra valleyof Assam. This decrease of annual rainfall in the valley was mainly contributed by the decrease in monsoon rainfall by 53.4 mm/decade, with statistically significant decrease of September rainfall in the upper (39 mm/decade) and central (35 mm/decade) parts of the
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