The Jammu and Kashmir area is witnessing a major shift in climate patterns, with the India Meteorological Division (IMD) forecasting a very harsh winter forward.
In keeping with the IMD, the La Niña impact is predicted to affect northern India, together with the plains of Punjab and Delhi, bringing cooler-than-usual sea floor temperatures throughout the central and jap Pacific. This shift in climate is anticipated to have an effect on wind circulation patterns, resulting in extra frequent rains and snowfall.
The La Niña impact will end in decrease temperatures and elevated snow and rain within the Kashmir Valley, the Himalayan vary, and the plains of northern India. The IMD predicts that this winter will probably be extended and notably harsh by way of each temperature and precipitation.
Because the area enters the ‘Chillai Kalan’ – the coldest interval of 40 days beginning December 21 – the La Niña impact will amplify the chilly and precipitation within the Valley.
Mukhtar Ahmad, a scientist with the IMD Kashmir, defined, “Final winter, we skilled comparatively heat and dry situations all through Jammu and Kashmir as a result of El Niño impact.
This yr, nonetheless, world companies have predicted the La Niña impact, which generally brings a harsh winter with additional temperature dips and elevated snowfall. The western Himalayan area will probably be notably impacted.”
In recent times, Jammu and Kashmir has skilled diminished snowfall and rainfall as a result of El Niño impact, which led to the melting of glaciers and a major water deficit. The shift from El Niño to La Niña, which ends up in unpredictable climate, is attributed to world warming. The IMD warns that these unpredictable climate patterns will improve over time.
Mukhtar Ahmad additional famous, “Excessive temperature variations, resembling extreme winter dips and excessive summer season temperatures, alongside disruptions in precipitation, will turn into extra widespread. The western Himalayan area is predicted to expertise the brunt of those adjustments this yr.”
Authorities within the Kashmir Valley are making ready for a tricky winter and have put assets on alert to handle any sudden climate adjustments. La Niña, a pure local weather phenomenon within the Pacific Ocean, is characterised by cooler-than-average sea floor temperatures within the central and jap equatorial Pacific.
The IMD has acknowledged that La Niña is predicted to strengthen as winter progresses, bringing with it extra intense chilly and frequent precipitation in Jammu and Kashmir and northern India.
