Natural Disasters In India

Posted by Leveev Baruch on Mar 18, 2014 in Articles, India | 3 comments

Natural Disasters In India   India has four major seasons namely Winter (January –February), Summer (March – May), Rainy / Monsoon Season (June – September and Post-Monsoon (October – December). The nation itself has distinctly different climatic sub-types with desert in the Western part of the country, humid and tropical regions with rain forests in the South, Glaciers and Alpine Tundra in the North and Indian Ocean island territories along the coastline. Though these regions have distinctly different climates, they’re closely linked and help with the varying climatic proportions across the country. Geographic Significance in Climate The climate of India is largely influenced by the Geographic positioning and natural climatic barriers that form natural boundaries around the country. Thar Desert in North West and Himalayas to the North, play a key role in monsoons. Unlike other parts of Asia,...