Utkarsha Rathi and Monika Koul

These flash floods, abrupt cloudbursts, and landslides have been a chaotic and unpredictable force, which is wiping away years of development, affecting endemic biodiversity and ecosystems as well. It is a clear reflection of the global climate crisis. Some regions of North India, such as Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir, were affected by inundation and flash floods, while others in the North Western part were left parched. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) press release for September 2025, the overall seasonal rainfall was 8% above the Long Period Average (LPA), yet this surplus was not evenly distributed across the country. The country has been trying hard to leverage the surplus rain, and even the Government of India started a campaign, Catch the Rain, but the unpreparedness and sudden bouts of precipitation have not let it happen. Erratic weather phenomenon that IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has been…read more on NOPR