How Arctic Weather Could Affect Indian FarmersÂ
Meteorologists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune are keeping a close eye on unfolding weather conditions at the Arctic Circle--5,000 km away--for their potential to help forecast, and possibly impact, the Indian monsoon. If this year's data align with their hypothesis, scientists could have one more parameter to use to forecast the Indian summer monsoon. Errors in forecasting the monsoon rains that contribute more than 80 percent of Indian rainfall, and serve as a lifeline for 17 percent of the world's population, have a particularly devastating effect on India's farm sector.
What caused the most disability and deaths in Karnataka in 2016? Ahead of #KarnatakaElections2018, follow this thread, based on data from the Global Burden of Disease India, 2016, to find out:
May 11, 2018In 2016, top 3 causes of death and disability in #Karnataka were heart disease (11%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (4.9%) and self-harm (4.3%)
May 11, 2018It is a shift from 1990 when the top 3 causes in Karnataka were from communicable, maternal or neonatal disease group: Diarrhoeal disease (11.7%), preterm birth complications (7.3%) and lower respiratory illnesses (6.6%)
May 11, 2018In 2016, top 5 risk factors for death and disability in #Karnataka were malnutrition (10.7%), high blood pressure (10.5%), dietary risks--diet low in fibre, high in salt, fat--(9.6%), high fasting plasma glucose (8.3%) and air pollution (8.2%)
May 11, 2018In 2016, hearing and vision loss, iron deficiency anaemia, low back and neck pain caused the most years lived with disability in #Karnataka
May 11, 2018In 2016, 41.6% deaths in #Karnataka were in the 40-69 years age-group, 40% in 70+ yrs, 11.4% in 15-39 yrs and 7% in 0-14 years
May 11, 2018In #Karnataka, the top killers in 2016 in the 40+ age-group was ischemic heart disease; in 15-39 years, it was suicide and violence; in 0-14 years, neonatal disorders
May 11, 2018You can read the report here: https://t.co/iRMhUI8Ah9
May 11, 2018This article has been published in arrangement with IndiaSpend.
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