Climate change trends in Indian states-an analysis
*G. Dhana Lakshmi
Ambai Arts College, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli District Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli – 627012 (India)
ABSTRACT
India must contend with the challenge of maintaining its rapid economic growth in the face of the world’s climate is rapidly altered. The issue has been caused by accumulated greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere that humans have caused because of sustained, intensive industrial growth and high-consumption lifestyles in developed nations. India needs a strong national strategy to first adapt to climate change and second, to further improve the ecological sustainability of its development path, even though there is a need to continuously engage the international community to collectively and cooperatively deal with this threat. To protect the planet and its resources and address the effects of climate change, the Indian government has implemented several technological and policy initiatives. A culture of a greener environment, a well-coordinated environment protection protocol between the government and citizens, and a general passion for protection and conservation also need to be developed. Additionally, there is a need for major national initiatives and grass-roots campaigns to raise awareness at all levels of society. In this essay, the maximum and minimum temperature trends and increases in the various Indian states are analysed. The findings showed that over the previous six decades, several Indian states had significant state-wide warming in both the highest and lowest temperatures. But not all Indian states have experienced the same changes over the same length of time and geographic area. The rise in both the highest and lowest temperatures was responsible for the increase in spatial coherence and statistically significant warming observed in temperature trends. Even though many states do not have significant rainfall trends, it is alarming to see how consistently rainfall is declining across most of India’s states, especially during the monsoon season.