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India will no longer have drought years—at least on
paper.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the
country’s 140-year-old public weather forecaster, on
Jan. 07 announced that it is doing away with the word
“drought”, and will instead use “deficient year” and
“large deficient year” to describe years when India
receives poor rainfall.
For years, the met department had resorted to using the term “drought” to signify a
year in which rainfall deficiency was more than 10%. When the deficit was between
20%-40%, it was called an “All-India Drought Year”. And when the deficit was in excess
of 40%, it was called an “All-India Severe Drought Year.”
The calculations are made against a 50-year-old benchmarked index.
Yucaipa Valley Water District - January 12, 2016 - Page 21 of 279
India will no longer have drought years—at least on
paper.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the
country’s 140-year-old public weather forecaster, on
Jan. 07 announced that it is doing away with the word
“drought”, and will instead use “deficient year” and
“large deficient year” to describe years when India
receives poor rainfall.
For years, the met department had resorted to using the term “drought” to signify a
year in which rainfall deficiency was more than 10%. When the deficit was between
20%-40%, it was called an “All-India Drought Year”. And when the deficit was in excess
of 40%, it was called an “All-India Severe Drought Year.”
The calculations are made against a 50-year-old benchmarked index.
Yucaipa Valley Water District - January 12, 2016 - Page 21 of 279
