A recent study by atmospheric scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology revealed that atmospheric rivers were the direct cause of the devastating floods during the summer monsoon season in India between 1985 and 2020.
Asia is the most flood-affected region in the world. If compared with the whole world, 90 percent of the total population affected by floods live in Asia
During the last 3 years, apart from the existing flood-prone states of Assam, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, the states witnessed extreme floods with water levels above the last year's highest flood level.