Monsoon Shift: August to Overtake July as India's Wettest Month, Cities Face Flood Risk

• NIT Rourkela study predicts a complete change in India's monsoon nature, with August becoming the wettest month instead of July.
• Research compares current climate trends to the Mid-Pliocene period (3 million years ago) when Earth's temperature was 4 degrees higher, leading to more dangerous monsoons.
• Global warming is increasing the air's moisture-holding capacity, intensifying rainfall and shifting the peak monsoon period.
• This change could disrupt India's economy and agriculture, impacting sowing cycles, increasing flood risks in major rivers like Ganga and Brahmaputra, and overwhelming urban drainage systems.
• Policymakers must re-evaluate water management, strengthen disaster preparedness, and adapt urban planning for heavier August rains.