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AMIT JARWALAIR 205· 2025

Question Q.16GS1GS1

The Indian Ocean is warming at an alarming rate. How may it affect the food security of India?

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Indian ocean has been an rise along 1.5-2 degrees c between 1901 and 2020 as per UNCOS statistic report on global warming

Reason for alarming rate of increase in Indian ocean warming

1increase in GHG emissions and induced global warming
2changed heat budget of earth
3change in ocean current pattern and in turn waste heat balance in oceans
4changing salinity and inflow of freshwater into ocean due to damming etc
5slightly evaporation and ocean acidification also altering the ocean temperature

Warming of Indian ocean affect Indian's food security

1increase in tropical cyclone frequency (eg) so increase in tropical cyclone in arabian sea in last 2 decades
2variability in monsoon rainfall due to different pressure gradients in Indian ocean
3increase elimo frequency including agricultural vulnerability
4agriculture deficient availability - 60% agricultural still raised
5increase in western cyclonic disturbance impacting rabi crop
6reduced temperature and pressure gradient impacting Indian ocean Upwelling and impacting monsoon

Indian ocean and monsoon in turn has certainly bearing National security in India,

Measures to ensure agricultural and food security

1shift to sustainable agricultural practices (eg) Krausngasat krishe vilash yog
2increasing rain-irrigated field to reduce rainfall dependency
3use of technology like precision farming, irrigation etc
4shift in food pantry like climate resilient crops like millet etc
5sustainable land use pattern
6ensuing insurance to farmers and agriculture sector (eg) PMFBY [illegible] timayojang

Indian ocean warming can be checked by global measures but to achieve food security values infrastructure giving credit to achieve complete self supply

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Conclusion

Indian ocean warming can be checked by global measures but to achieve food security values infrastructure giving credit to achieve complete self supply

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Topper

AMIT JARWAL

AIR 2052025

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Salient features of World's Physical Geography

Important Geophysical Phenomena

Ocean warming and climate change

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