Climate
Rainfall, the economy and global warming
Describe India's rainfall regions and why the monsoon matters.
Average about 125 cm; over 200 cm on the west coast and north-east; under 50 cm in western Rajasthan, Ladakh and the interior Peninsula.
The monsoon is the axis of India's farming; variability brings droughts and floods.
Winter rain from temperate cyclones helps rabi crops; regional variety shows in food, clothes and houses.
Greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, CFCs, nitrous oxide) are warming the world.
Rising seas would flood coasts; diseases and climate boundaries would shift.
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