residents. Many of the residents ere caught off-guard. As the floodwaters rose‚ many of the residents were forced to flee their homes. Although our area was a flood-prone area‚ many were caught by surprise as this was not the monsoon season. Every year‚ the north-east monsoon would bring heavy rains to the east coast at the end of each year. However‚ the sudden floods in the middle of the year caused jitters among the residents. Houses were inundated. The heavy downpour also triggered landslides
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agricultural production in the first year 2012-13 of the Twelfth Plan are not bright because of a delayed monsoon and then breaks in-between. The government has fixed a kharif foodgrains production target of 129 million tonnes (mt) for 2012-13 which is slightly less than the fourth advance estimate (129.94 mt) for 2011-12 which was a bumper production year. Since the initial progress of the south-west monsoon this year had been poor‚ there was considerable initial pessimism that 2012-13 may turn out to be
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historical ties and government systems. Climate Zones of Asia The Climate of Asia is wet across southeast sections and dry across much of the interior. Some of the largest daily temperature ranges on Earth occur in western sections of Asia. The monsoon circulation dominates across southern and eastern sections‚ due to the presence of the Himalayas forcing the formation of a thermal low
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I. Introduction The Philippines is an archipelago bounded by the China Sea to the west‚ the Celebes Sea to the south‚ the Philippine Sea to the east and Bashi Channel on the north. The Philippines has a consistently hot and humid monsoon climate and exposed to typhoons. Philippines is also located at the Pacific ring of Fire‚ therefore this country has lot of active volcanoes and hot springs and because of this Philippines is prone to earthquakes. With regards to the climate condition of this country
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DIPLOMA THESIS Linking Climate Change with Food Security in the highlands of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ Northwest Pakistan Presented by: Martin Kienzler Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Faculty of Philosophy I Institute of Geography and Geology Physical Geography DIPLOMA THESIS Linking Climate Change with Food Security in the highlands of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ Northwest Pakistan Presented by Martin Kienzler‚ born on June‚ 25th 1985 in Titisee-Neustadt to obtain the degree of
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Monsoon maladies – Enemies in the Rain Monsoon brings with it the much-awaited relief from the long spell of sultry‚ scorching summer. When the season of rains people are all set to enjoy it to the hilt irrespective of their age. There are people whose idea of enjoying the drizzle is gorging on their favorite ‘pakoras’ and ‘chai’‚ while watching the lovely weather from the comfort of their homes. while there are also people who want to go out and enjoy the season dancing in the rain. Children love
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number of words you have used. Read this extract from a travel article on Mauritius and then answer the questions that follow. Mauritius Sans Bikini I had heard stories of whole fashion crews being stranded on Mauritius for weeks during the monsoon season as they waited for the sun to appear. Arriving in paradise during the rainy season is not advisable if you are planning to spend some time in the sunshine. But‚ as I soon discovered‚ if your aim is having a good time‚ whatever the weather
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Personal Writing: My New Life in India Tap ... tap ... tap ... I looked up to see a blurry figure of my mother tapping a few fingers on my shoulder. "Sorry to wake you up‚ Rishi‚ but me and Daddy have something important to tell you." She was not smiling. I got up‚ now fully awake‚ wondering what was going on. With my father standing next to her‚ my mother crossed her arms and‚ in a tone that I knew could not be argued with‚ stated‚ "We have decided to move to India permanently
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IMPACT OF INDEX MONSOON INSURANCE IN INDIA Literature review • AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE IN INDIA-A PERSPECTIVE By Dr. A. Amarender Reddy Scientist (Agricultural Economics) Indian Institute of Pulses Research‚ Kanpur-208024. Abstract Background the paper reviewed the innovative techniques in agricultural/rural insurance‚ which overcome some of the disadvantages of yield based group insurance and suggests rainfall (weather) index insurance as a better
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characteristics of glaciers in the Himalayas as the relations between distribution and variation of glaciers and climatic conditions‚ and also to obtain basic data for water resources development. In Phase I (1973-1979)‚ the role of the Asian summer monsoon in the glacier regimen in Nepal was intensively studied. In particular‚ continuous meteorological records at a station at 4420 m asl in Khumbu were obtained for three and a half years‚ in addition to the observations of glaciers. In Phase II (1981-1982)
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