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The Prime Minister also asked MPs to focus on malnutrition status in their areas and create awareness about government welfare measures and programs to control it.

Rainfalls, floods and droughts will also increase. Droughts will occur more because the soil will lose moisture. Due to an increase in temperature, there will be more water evaporation which will in turn decrease soil moisture and leads to droughts, R Krishnan, Executive Director, Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR), Indian Institute of Tropical Research and one of the co-authors of the report said.

Several parts of Odisha will experience rainfall, thunderstorm with lightning activity till August 13, a release issued by the IMD stated.

Odisha had recorded second-highest cloud-to-ground lightning between January-June this year

Odisha's southern and districts bordering Chhattisgarh may record rainfall on the 75th Independence day. A new low pressure area will form in the southwest Bay of Bengal between Aug 15-17

At least three women were killed while five others sustained injuries in separate lightning strike incidents in Balasore district on Saturday.

The WIHG, an autonomous institution under the Department of Science & Technology, has been working on various aspects of glaciology, i.e. glacier health (mass balance) monitoring, dynamics, discharge, past climatic conditions, speculation for future climate change and its impact on glaciers in the Himalayas.

An INCOIS study had said a high of 20 cyclones occurred during the La Nina years, while nine were in the El Nino period. IMD studies show negative IOD results in stronger than usual cyclone genesis in the Bay of Bengal

As per IMD, many parts of the State will experience rain and thunderstorm activity till August 7, 2021.

Rainfall during August and September, the second half of the four-month rainfall season, is likely to be on the higher side of normal, said IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra.

Several low-lying areas are likely to get waterlogged due to the heavy rain induced by low-pressure over the Bay of Bengal

Severe cases of El Nino, as in 1997/98, are responsible for drought, flooding, as well as areas of formation for tropical cyclones and severe winter storms.

As per IMD, heavy rainfall is likely to occur at several parts of Odisha in the next 24 hours.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at most places of the State for three days.

Sundargarh is predicted to receive 5-6mm rain per hour on July 31. Panposh on River Brahmani will witness 9-10 mm rain per hour. No flood threat in Budhabalanga and Baitrani