Question

By referring the chapter ‘Climate’, write an article on ‘India’s winter
is colder this year’. The article should be well researched. Maps

and temperature data can be used to analysis the concept.(NOT MORE THAN 300 words)

plzz help

Answer 1

Answer:

The record-breaking cold wave conditions of December 2019 continued into January 2020, but with the extra twist of rainfall throughout northern India. ... One reason for the cold winter was the global weather phenomena known as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Siberian High.

Explanation:

Most of north India reeled under a cold wave in 2019-2020 winters, despite IMD prediction of a warmer winter.

Most of north India reeled under a cold wave in 2019-2020 winters, despite IMD prediction of a warmer winter. Most of north India reeled under a cold wave in 2019-2020 winters, despite IMD prediction of a warmer winter.

This is the first in a two-part series of how climate crisis affected India. Watch out this space for more.

This year in India, West Bengal experienced devastating floods on the account of Cyclone Amphan; northern India reeled under a cold wave and North East under heavy spells of rain; and locusts spelled doom for crops in north India. And there was more — in addition to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that only made rescue and rehabilitation process challenging.

The impact of extreme weather in 2020 has not left India untouched. The country has had its share of extreme and erratic rainfall, floods, droughts, cold waves, cyclones and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning strikes throughout the year. Here is a timeline of the extreme weather events that rocked India in 2020:

Cold wave conditions

The record-breaking cold wave conditions of December 2019 continued into January 2020, but with the extra twist of rainfall throughout northern India.

Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in 10 years for January after a rainy December. Ladakh and Kashmir saw extensive snowfall. This led to plunging minimum temperatures in these regions along with Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.

But this was after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had stated in November that the winter season of 2019-20 would be warmer than normal. One reason for the cold winter was the global weather phenomena known as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Siberian High.