Warming oceans and drying air driving ecological droughts across India’s forests and croplands

Category : Forest | Location : National  | Posted on 2025-11-03 09:10:04

Ecologically fragile forests in the Western Ghats, the Himalayas, and the Northeast, along with croplands in central India, are increasingly facing ecological droughts, scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have warned.

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/warming-oceans-and-drying-air-driving-ecological-droughts-across-indias-forests-and-croplands