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Flashcards in Cherrapunji, India Deck (11)
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1
Q

What physical factors affect the water?

A

Monsoon climate so huge variations
Impervious ground/impermeable so difficult to access groundwater
Climate change exacerbates problem

2
Q

What human factors affect the water?

A

Lack of dams so cannot retain a huge sudden water supply (monsoon)
Aquaculture damages supply
Overpopulation - 15 times since 1961

3
Q

How much has global warming reduced the rain by each year?

A

20%

4
Q

Why is there not much deforestation?

A

Have sacred forests

5
Q

Why are Cherrapunji losing?

A

Facing effects of rest of the world’s global warming contribution

6
Q

What industrialisation is there?

A

Just the cement plant

7
Q

What is the climate like?

A

Long summers, short winters
Monsoon
Unexpected erratic rain and localised within Cherrapunji
Summers stretch to November

8
Q

How has the temperature changed?

A

Risen by 2/3 degrees

9
Q

What is being done to help?

A

Large trucks sell large containers of water to residents

10
Q

Why else is it suffering?

A

Tourism decline

No education on water harvesting

11
Q

Why is tourism suffering?

A

Fear for waterfalls drying up (major attraction)

Mehalaya is outcompeting Cherrapunji’s tourist areas but is also drying up but at a slower rate