Question Q.16Explain how Indian Ocean warming may affect food security of IndiaGS1GS1

The Indian Ocean is warming at an alarming rate. How may it affect the food security of India?

Introduction

As per world meteorological organization, the Indian ocean's surface temperature has raised by around 0.5°c in last 200 years.

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Main Body

Warming of Indian ocean is due to - 1) Slowing circumjolar bathic current. (IPCC VI assessment report). 2) Shifting inter-tropical convergence zone. 3) El Nino (drives warm equatorial curr). 4) Global warming - raises the ocean surface temperature. 5) Anthropogenic activity - oil drilling (Korean gulf). 6) Increasing discharge of hot industrial effluents (UNED). 7) Exhausted carbon dioxide raises the specific host and thus the temperature.

Warming Indian ocean affects India's food security as - Ocean warming favours tropical cyclone, thus affecting the crops by disaster. Ocean warming raises evaporation, create monsoon destroys harvested crops, especially when plinth lower is used in India. After the monsoon mechanism by delaying the Mazamune high. The shift in Somali current also affect the monsoon and thus raised Indian agriculture (50% - economy). It's negatively affect fisheries as Shelf and law violates. And heating Indian ocean, sea level rises due to thermal expansion. This encloses the coastal agricultural land. With heated Indian ocean, sea level rises due to thermal expansion. This encloses the coastal agricultural land. It also affects the global temperature leading to heat stress to crops.

Impact the ecosystem of aquatic life. Impacts the sea weed culture and other forms of marine food. It also affects the global temperature leading to heat stress to crops. Following climate smart agriculture - Way Ahead: Focus on wonder, grain (millet). Climate resilient crops. Thus, India need to work upon these aspects to enhance food security and improve south in global hunger index.

— Kanishk Aggarwal · AIR 72

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Conclusion

Thus, India need to work upon these aspects to enhance food security and improve south in global hunger index.

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Provides quantitative data on temperature rise (0.5°C)
References authoritative sources (IPCC, WMO)
Comprehensively lists multiple causes of warming
Shows understanding of both natural and anthropogenic factors
References specific phenomena like El Nino

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Kanishk Aggarwal

AIR 722025

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Important Geophysical Phenomena

Ocean warming and climate change

Indian Ocean warming and food security

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