Land and Atmospheric Drivers of the 2023 Flood in India

• Published in: Earth and space science (Hoboken, N.J.) Vol. 11; no. 10
• Main Authors: Kushwaha, Anuj Prakash, Solanki, Hiren, Vegad, Urmin, Mahto, Shanti Shwarup, Mishra, Vimal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2024; American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• Subjects: Datasets; extreme precipitation; Extreme weather; Flash floods; Flood damage; Floods; Humidity; Hydrology; India; Landslides & mudslides; Monsoons; Natural disasters; Precipitation; River basins; Rivers; Satellites; Soil moisture; Specific humidity; Storm damage; Stream discharge; Stream flow; summer monsoon; Water vapor; Wind; Himalaya Mountains; Himachal Pradesh India; Uttarakhand India; India; South Asia

Floods in India are recurring natural disasters resulting from extreme precipitation during the summer monsoon season (June–September). The recent flood in North India in July 2023 caused substantial damage to lives, agriculture, and infrastructure. However, what led to the 2023 North India flood an...