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DISASTER● LOW1h ago · Oct 24, 2026, 5:06 PM

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

The Hindu · south asia

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

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