Chandigarh, Jan 05: India is in for better monsoon over the next 100 years with the decreasing impact of el Nino and increase in surface air temperature, a scientist said here today. Most climate models indicate that surface air temperature will increase with rise in green house gases over Indian region in the next 100 years which would be accompanied by increase in monsoon activity, Dr Rupa Kumar Kolli of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology told a plenary session on global warming and environment at the science congress here.
Besides, Kolli said the impact of el Nino, a phenomenon in which sea surface temperature rises over the Pacific Ocean, was decreasing.
He said India had recorded 0.4 to 0.6 degree celsius rise in temperature over 100 years with most of the warming contributed by maximum temperature while minimum temperatures remained more or less constant.
Participating in the discussion, Dr A P Mitra from National Physical Laboratory said studies have indicated that because of changing rainfall pattern and melting of glaciers water availability would change with a decrease in the north west region. The region already has water scarcity because of low rainfall.
Bureau Report