A distant Pacific phenomenon may be drying India’s north, says study

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A study by Indian meteorologists links the Pacific Ocean’s Victoria Mode to reduced moisture flow and expanding semi-arid conditions in north-west India. Researchers warn that this trend could threaten food supplies and contribute to population displacement.

Semi-arid areas are expanding in north-west India as oceanic cycle ‘Victoria Mode’ affects flow of moisture; this can dent food supply and cause displacement of people, say scientists from IMD and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology