Ganga’s tropical storms to intensify by 20 per cent by 2050, new research finds

New Delhi,  (PTI) Fewer yet more intense tropical storms are predicted for Asian rivers, including India’s Ganga, according to a new modelling study.

By the 2050s, tropical storms in the Ganga could intensify by nearly 20 per cent, the study led by the Newcastle University, UK, projected after performing storm modelling studies on high-resolution data under a high emissions scenario.

The storms are, however, projected to become less frequent by over 50 per cent by the same time across both the low-lying delta river basins of Ganga and Mekong, the study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters said.