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Mumbai being one of the world's most high risk cities to climate change, as it is a densely populated city with minimal green cover and open spaces is becoming warmer. A study noted that between 1980 and 2018, Mumbai lost 40% of green cover, 81% of open land, and estimated 30% of water bodies, while on the contrary a 66% rise has been observed ...
The climate of Mumbai is tropical, with defined wet and dry seasons (Köppen: Aw/Am).The mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C or 81.9 °F. Average annual rainfall is 2,213.4 millimetres or 87 inches in Colaba, which represents South Mumbai and 2,502.3 millimetres or 99 inches in Santacruz, which represents central and suburban Mumbai. [1]
Minister of Environment and Climate Change 01 Balasaheb Desai (MLA for Patan Constituency No. 261- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly) 01 May 1960 07 March 1962 1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress: Yashwantrao I: Yashwantrao Chavan: 02 Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) 08 ...
Climate change has played an important role in causing large-scale floods across central India, especially the Mumbai floods of 2005. During 1901–2015, there has been a three-fold rise in widespread extreme rainfall events, over the entire central belt of India from Mumbai to Bhubaneshwar, leading to a steady rise in the number of flash ...
Recent research indicates that these floods could be attributed to climate change. Climate change has led to huge fluctuations in the monsoon winds carrying the moisture from the Arabian Sea, resulting in heavy rainfall over central India, lasting for two to three days. [4]
The impact of Cyclone Tauktae is not the only threat to Koli’s precarious economic condition. One of his biggest fears is returning to the sea and having yet another year of low fish catches.
Climate budget aims to keep track of the expenses made by the government for climate change or to support mitigation and adaption actions to address climate change. As per the document, It will help the government to decide whether to redesign or safeguard the existing projects by seeing their impact on the climate change. [64]
Climate change could have played an important role in causing large-scale floods across Maharashtra. [5] The observed data shows a three-fold rise in widespread extreme rainfall events across India, including those regions where the floods occurred.