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Ritika Chitlangia

Question 10Answer in 250 wordsGS1GS1

How has global warming impacted the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as cyclones, floods, and droughts, and what are the implications of these changes for vulnerable communities?

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Introduction

Global warming, as per IPCC, helps to increase average global temperatures, as a result of rising concentration of green house gases. (1.2° higher than pre-industrial while IPCC).

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Main Body

Global warming - impact on weather due to rising temperatures, the balance of hydrological cycle has been disturbed, which leads to extremities of climate events.

1Increased frequency & intensity of tropical cyclones as rise in surface temperature rises, greater evaporation takes place => ideal conditions for formation of cyclones. Moreover, slowing down of temperature & salinity inherent, causes marine heatwaves.
2Floods & droughts => erratic precipitation levels. Eg: Impact on Indian monsoon - untimely arrival of weakened disturbances => floods in Himalayan & Uttarakhand region, meanwhile, parts of China see drought written.

of cyclones. Moreover, slowing down of temperature & salinity inherent, causes marine heatwaves.

3Floods & droughts => erratic precipitation levels. Eg: Impact on Indian monsoon - untimely arrival of weakened disturbances => floods in Himalayan & Uttarakhand region, meanwhile, parts of China see drought written.
2Floods & droughts => erratic precipitation levels. Eg: Impact on Indian monsoon - untimely arrival of weakened disturbances => floods in Himalayan & Uttarakhand region, meanwhile, parts of China see drought written.
3Melting of glaciers => floods downstream, submergence of mountain villages.
4Glacial lake outburst => slope destabilization and melting of permafrost.
5Frequent sea uproars => coastal submergence & thunderstorms.
6Weakening of polar vortex => blast of icy weather in USA and heat waves over Canadian cities. Eg: Dome cyclone (2021).

implications on vulnerable communities.

1Destruction of local economy - Eg: Kashmir villages are dependent on horticulture for cotton cultivation floods & soil erosion.
2In coastal cities & islands, arise of rising sea level in worrisome. Eg: sinking of Indonesian capital, human in Tuvalu, rising sea level in maldives.
3Frequent natural disasters => Eg: wildfires in Greece, Italy, Hawaii => death of 60 people.
4Agricultural drought & hydrological flood => Eg: Northern European plains. Moreover, there is a need for coherent policy making, based on Paris Agreement & SDG, climate finance, mitigation, adaptation etc. for addressing the catastrophe of global warming.
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Conclusion

Conclusion addresses policy framework (Paris Agreement, SDGs) as solutions.

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  • Contextualizes the answer with IPCC framework
  • Explains causal mechanisms (temperature rise → evaporation → cyclone formation)
  • Provides specific examples (Indian monsoon, Himalayan regions, China)
  • Covers multiple types of extreme weather (cyclones, floods, droughts)
  • Mentions interconnected processes (hydrological cycle disruption, marine heatwaves)

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Topper

Ritika Chitlangia

Subject & Paper

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Topic

Important Geophysical Phenomena

Cyclone and Climate Events

Global warming impact on extreme weather

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Technical and analytical

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