Scientists have determined that the estimated temperature rise in India will far exceed the increase in projected rainfall by the end of the century.
According to a report in Environmental News Network, this makes it all the more important for the country to address the impact of climate change on its agriculture, water resources and health 'right away'.
Image: Labourers work as the sun sets behind monsoon clouds. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80 per cent of India's annual rainfall.
Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
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