Drought and Famine in India, 1870–2016

Millions of people died due to famines in India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; however, the relationship of historical famines with drought is complicated and not well understood. Using station‐based observations and simulations, we reconstruct soil moisture (agricultural) drought in Ind...

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Published in:	Geophysical research letters 2019-02, Vol.46 (4), p.2075-2083
Main Authors:	Mishra, Vimal, Tiwari, Amar Deep, Aadhar, Saran, Shah, Reepal, Xiao, Mu, Pai, D. S., Lettenmaier, Dennis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	20th century Agricultural drought Computer simulation Drought Drought periods Duration El Nino El Nino phenomena El Nino-Southern Oscillation event Environmental impact Famine Food production food security Hydrologic models Hydrology India Irrigation Irrigation systems Policies Soil Soil analysis Soil moisture Southern Oscillation VIC
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