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Karnataka's southwest monsoon rainfall is the second lowest in 70 years
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Second lowest in 70 years: Karnataka's monsoon deficit and the El Niño link Prelims geography tests
A near-record monsoon deficit deepens Karnataka's water stress.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Southwest monsoon rainfall in Karnataka this year is the second lowest in 70 years and the seventh lowest in 125 years.
The year 2002, which had the lowest rainfall since 1956, received just 10 mm less than 2026.
The deficit adds to concern over reservoir levels and the coming El Niño peak.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Karnataka's 2026 southwest monsoon rainfall is the second lowest in 70 years and the seventh lowest in 125 years.
- 2002, the lowest since 1956, received just 10 mm less rain than 2026.
- The deficit raises concern over reservoir levels and the coming El Niño peak.
- El Niño is the warming of the central-eastern Pacific, usually linked to a weaker Indian monsoon.
- IMD divides Karnataka into three meteorological subdivisions: Coastal, North Interior and South Interior.
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How the exam will ask it
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- The southwest monsoon brings most of India's annual rainfall, and its onset over the Indian mainland is normally at Kerala.
- El Niño conditions are generally associated with below-normal rainfall over the Indian subcontinent.
- Western Ghats receive heavy orographic rainfall, while the leeward interior of Karnataka lies in a rain-shadow region.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS1 (Geography: monsoon, climatic variability) and GS3 (drought, water security). A near-record monsoon deficit strains reservoirs, agriculture and drinking water, and El Niño raises the risk further. Way forward: better forecasting, drought-proof crops, watershed management, groundwater recharge and timely drought declaration with relief.
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- ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ
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- ಸಂವಹನ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ
- ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ
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ಉತ್ತರ: B — ಭಾಷಿಣಿ ವಿದ್ಯುನ್ಮಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯದ ಅಡಿಯ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಭಾಷಾ ಅನುವಾದ ವೇದಿಕೆ.
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