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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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North India turned hotter, drier over 70 years, peninsula wetter: Study

New Delhi: Large parts of northern India have shifted towards a hotter and drier climate over the past 70 years, with the dry zone that once ended in western Uttar Pradesh now extending into the east of the state, according to a new study.

The study found that much of peninsular India became wetter over the same period.

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