Along with the rest of the globe, the impact of global warming and climate change are being felt in Assam as well, a minister told Assam Assembly.

Minister for science and technology and climate change Keshab Mahanta, in a written reply mentioned that a study carried out by researchers from Gauhati University has found that Assam’s annual maximum and minimum temperatures are showing a gradual increasing trend.

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“Moreover, it has also been noticed that the temperatures in winter, monsoon and post-monsoon seasons have increased in comparison to the past,โ€ said minister Mahanta.

He said that the amount of rainfall is seen to have increased in summer but has decreased in the rainy season.