K.J. Ramesh, Director General of Meteorology at the India Meteorological Department (IMD), has said the number of rainy days is going to be fewer around the world but they will bring the same quantum of rainfall and it might vary in spatial distribution.
Being largely dependent on the monsoon for its growth, India should be able to capture the maximum quantity of rainwater during the season. Cyclones are going to be more intense in India due to the climate change but their frequency is likely to remain the same in the near future, he observed.
Addressing the media at the headquarters of the A.P. State Disaster Management Authority here on Monday, Mr. Ramesh said the number of rainy days used to be 45, 50 or 60 but of late the number had come down by five to seven due to a host of factors. It was a global phenomenon that the countries had to grapple with.
Besides, like all countries, India was facing the impact of global warming but it could not be complacent though the rise in temperature was less at 0.8 degree Celsius compared to 1.4 degree Celsius registered at the international level as the base temperatures (in India) were higher than in other geographies.
