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monsoon failure
Coverage of monsoon failure in the Nexus archive.
- Prospects of kharif cultivation turns bleak in Telangana with monsoon failure
Prospects for kharif cultivation in Telangana are bleak due to monsoon failure, with over 63% of mandals in 32 rural districts recording deficient to large deficient rainfall and reservoir water levels remaining low.
- A delayed monsoon, an emerging El Nino and the long shadow of India’s Great Famine
A prolonged monsoon failure in 1876-78 caused one of India’s worst famines, killing at least 55 lakh people. Scientists now monitor emerging El Niño conditions, raising concerns about a potential repeat of the historical disaster.