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Study on Flash Droughts
December 3 , 2021
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- A recent study has identified India among the global flash drought hotspots from 1980-2015.
- About 10-15% of areas under cultivation of rice and maize were affected by flash droughts during the monsoon seasons in India from 1951-2018.
- It predicted that by the end of the 21st century, the frequency of concurrent hot and dry extremes in India will rise by about five-fold.
- This can cause approximately a seven-fold increase in flash droughts.
- India could experience more flash droughts during the monsoon season than the non-monsoon season.
- Flash drought is the rapid onset or intensification of drought.
- It is set in motion by lower-than-normal rates of precipitation, accompanied by abnormally high temperatures, winds, and radiation.
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