The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 18th April 2024

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The Hindu Vocab On IMD Monsoon Prediction 2024

India’s farmers must account for a stronger monsoon while sowing 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a bountiful (large in amount) monsoon. Rainfall from June-September is expected to be 6% more than the 87 cm, which is considered to be the average rainfall the country receives during these months. This is a fairly bold forecast by the agency that, typically in its April forecast, avoids suggesting either surplus or deficit rain. Given that temperatures in many southern States are soaring (rising very quickly to a high level) and stoking heatwaves, the anticipation of bountiful rainfall might sound like welcome news. There is however a dark cloud to this silver lining. The IMD’s climate models suggest a 30% chance of “excess” rains — defined as more than 10% of what is usual. By comparison (the act of comparing two or more people or things), its expectation of “above normal” rains is 31%, defined as between 5%-10% of what is normal. The slim difference suggests that excessive (an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable) rains are as likely as merely ‘above normal’ showers. Most of these rains are expected in the second half of the monsoon, or August and September. The IMD’s models forecast for this are premised on the development of a La Niña, or a converse of the El Niño (which more often than not results in a decrease in monsoon rainfall). The La Niña is also expected to be aided by a positive Indian Ocean Dipole, characterised by a cooler than normal Indian Ocean in the east as compared to the west, that helps bring rain to several States in southern India. The IMD is silent on the quantity of rains in June and July but expects “neutral (not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war) conditions” (neither El Niño, nor La Niña) to be prevalent that time. Two arid monsoon months and torrential (used to refer to very heavy rain) rains in the last two may be fine for agriculture but is likely to result in extreme floods and — as has been observed in the past — immense damage to lives, livelihoods and infrastructure. The 2018 floods in Kerala continue to be a reminder of how vulnerable (able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked) India is to natural disasters. While an update to the forecast is expected around the end of May, the IMD’s current signal must be urgently heeded. States must, at the soonest, draw up emergency plans from their disaster-management modules (One of a set of separate parts that, when combined, form a complete whole) to bolster infrastructure (the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively), prepare evacuation (the act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe) plans, conduct audits of the structural stability (a situation in which something is not likely to move or change) of dams and their distress-signalling network and ensure that broader early-warning networks are in place. Also, India’s farmers, a majority of whom continue to be dependent (needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating) on rain-fed agriculture, must also be informed of the possibility of a stronger, second half of the monsoon and incorporate these in their sowing operations.

The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist 18th April 2024

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• Bountiful: Large In Amount.
• Soaring: Rising very quickly to a high level.
• Comparison: The act of comparing two or more people or things.
• Excessive: An amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable.
• Neutral: Not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war.
• Torrential: Used to refer to very heavy rain.
• Vulnerable: Able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked.
• Modules: One of a set of separate parts that, when combined, form a complete whole.
• Infrastructure: The basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively.
• Evacuation: The act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe.
• Stability: A situation in which something is not likely to move or change.
• Dependent: Needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating.

The Hindu Vocab Master 18th April with Synonyms & Antonyms

Read the Hindu Vocab Master Words on 18th April 2024 to know synonyms and antonyms of difficult words.

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