Changing scenario

When we talk of freak weather events, western disturbances come to mind. In the past few years, they have been linked to floods, cloudbursts and landslides. In "Ides of March" (1-15 April, 2015), Down To Earth noted, "According to a statement ...on March 19, crops in over five million hectares have been damaged. But despite the destruction the disturbances have been causing, there have been very few studies to understand them."