Pakistan stays one of many international locations most affected by local weather change and that is mirrored within the knowledge launched by the Pakistan Meteorological Division (PMD) which reveals that the nation witnessed a 51% improve in rain between July and September.
The nation, on overage, acquired 212.1 millimetres of rain in comparison with the traditional 140.9mm from July 1 to September 30, reveals the information gathered by the Met Workplace.
The event comes towards the backdrop of a number of small and large-scale floods lately on account of heavy downpour throughout numerous areas within the nation — which may arguably be attributed to repercussions of the local weather change menace confronted by the world, notably Pakistan within the world south area.
Floods and heavy rains have ravaged numerous components of the nation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab.
Offering particulars of rains throughout the provinces, the Met Workplace stated that Balochistan witnessed the very best improve in downpour with 111% extra rains recorded at 122.9mm towards the traditional 58.3mm between July 1 to September 30.
The second-highest improve of 108% was recorded in Sindh which acquired 278.4mm of rain towards the traditional 133.7mm.
Punjab however, recorded 344mm of rain in comparison with 231.9mm which amounted to a 48% improve, whereas Gilgit-Baltistan recorded a mere 2% improve with 40.5mm of rain towards the traditional 39.7mm.
In the meantime, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been the 2 provinces that recorded a drop within the recorded rainfall and witnessed a 21% and 5% lower in downpour, respectively.
Throughout this era, the AJK recorded 306.5mm of rain in distinction to the traditional 389.5mm, whereas KP acquired 242.6mm of rain towards the standard 256.3mm.