
Watch | What is a cloudburst and can it be predicted?
The Hindu
A video on cloudbursts and its impacts
Cloudbursts have a disastrous impact on life and property.
With climate change, these events are only going to increase in the future.
Yet, not much known is about cloudbursts.
This causes a hindrance to accurately monitoring and forecasting them.
According to the IMD, 100mm of rain in an hour is called a cloudburst.
They usually occur over a small geographical region of about 20 to 30 sq. km.
Tall, cumulonimbus clouds causing cloudbursts can occur very quickly, in about 30 minutes.

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