Aizawl: A recent scientific study has sounded an alarm over shifting climate patterns in Mizoram’s capital, pointing to a steady rise in temperature and increasingly erratic rainfall that could have far-reaching consequences for livelihoods, health and the environment.The research, conducted by Dr Lamginsang Thomte, postdoctoral fellow under the ANRF-NPDF scheme at the Dendrochronology Laboratory, department of forestry, Mizoram University, under the guidance of Dr Keshav Kumar Upadhyay, analysed 74 years of climate data from Aizawl. The findings reveal a clear trend, particularly since the mid-1990s, with temperatures rising across all seasons. The study notes that ‘the highest rate of warming is occurring in the post-monsoon months of Oct and Nov’, while winters are becoming shorter and less cool. Other seasons too are witnessing elevated temperatures, indicating a broad shift in the region’s climatic profile.
