More than a dozen people are reported missing due to cloudburst in Uttarakhand in Uttarakhand.
In Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand, 12 people have been buried in the rubble due to cloudburst. 60 people have been suspected of disappearance. The video of cloudburst in Uttarkashi’s Dharali is heartbreaking. It can be seen in the video how everything was destroyed in a few seconds. The people from where the video has been made is screaming and saying that they are running away. Now rescue operations are being conducted on the spot.
Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh are states where there are often reports of cloudburst during the monsoon season. There is also a definition of cloudburst. Know, what is the cloudburst, why such incidents happen and where the danger is more in the country.
What is the cloud bursting, why does this happen?
According to the Meteorological Department, if a small area receives 10 centimeters or more heavy rainfall in an hour, then it is called cloud bursting. Sometimes more than one such incidents can occur at the same place.
Cloud burst incidence depends on two things. First, the geographical location of that place and the second, weather. Whenever monsoon winds and moisturies collide with the mountains, it rises upwards. She becomes cold as she reached the height. The steam suddenly turns into water drops and heavy rains occur at that place. In this way, there are incidents of cloudburst.
Camera captured incident
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Heavy rains bring havoc in the hilly areas. The mountains crackle. Mataba, which moves towards the population rapidly with heavy rains, takes things with them.
If moisture in the air increases, then there is a high risk of cloudburst. If a slow running cloud stops in any area and cannot move forward, then there is a possibility of more rain in a short time.
Why more such incidents in Uttarakhand-Himachal?
The moisture -filled winds in the monsoon move from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal to the Himalayas. When they collide with the hills in Uttarakhand and Himachal, they rapidly rise upwards. Due to low temperature towards height, they are condensed and causes excess rainfall.
The valleys are narrow in Uttarakhand and Himachal. Stormy clouds get stuck here and cannot get out fast. This is the reason that there is more rain in less space. As a result, events like cloud bursting occur.
Where and more risk of cloudburst?
Cloudburst incidents in India are usually in the Himalayan and Western Ghats regions. This includes Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. At the same time, its risk is very low in the Western Ghats like Kerala, Karnataka, and some parts of Maharashtra.
Cloudburst incidents occur more in monsoon and pre-monsoon. These incidents are more between May to August.
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