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With extreme rainfall events showing a disturbing rising streak, the number of rainy days with very heavy and exceptionally heavy rainfall has increased worrisomely by more than 100%, theGoa State Action Planfor https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/<\/a>Climate<\/a>-change”>Climate Change<\/a> 2023-33 (GSAPCC) states.<\/p>\n

After crunching rainfall figures from 1901 until 2018, scientists and experts observed a slight drop in the frequency of Light<\/a> and moderate rainfall events.<\/p>\n

But the rise in the frequency of extreme rainfall events in the state for over a century has been phenomenal. The days of heavy rain have increased by about 60%, and those of very heavy and exceptionally heavy rain have shot up to a disturbing 100%, as per the GSAPCC document.
The action plan was released last week and was prepared by Nabcons, a subsidiary of NABARD<\/a>, under the guidance of the Goa State Biodiversity<\/a> Board (GSBB), with a host of adaptation strategies in various sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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