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Published online 14 November 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061113-6
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Climate change blamed for India's monsoon misery
Erratic rains and water mismanagement cause death and destruction.
Monsoon rains in Asia are behaving ever more strangely, often with catastrophic effects, an Indian official has told climate experts at the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) meeting in Beijing.
The monsoons always have the capacity to cause flooding, and often do.
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