PMD cautions of wetter-than-normal rainstorm

KARACHI: Given the land and ocean temperature circumstance, Sindh is probably going to confront higher precipitation tan earlier years, said Pakistan Metrological Department Karachi Chief Dr Sardar Sarfraz on Monday.

The Copernicus climate change administration’s multi-model troupe gauge for July to September shows wetter-than-normal precipitation with a 60-70% likelihood, and WMO multi-model outfit lRF predicts a wetter-than-normal June to September 2024 season with a 60-70% likelihood over Sindh, he said.

Dr Sarfraz was informing a gathering called by Chief Minister Myurad Ali Shah because of the PMD gauge of better than expected downpours. Dr Sardar Sarfraz cleared up for the CM that the rainstorm commonly starts in Pakistan on July 1 and go on until mid-September. He illustrated different variables impacting storm downpours in Pakistan, for example, Ocean Surface Temperatures (SST of Pacific and Indian Seas), Sub Tropical High/Tibetan High (STH/TH), Tropical Easterly Stream (TEJ), Intensity Low-pressure region, Low-level Fly (LLJ), Enrage Julian Wavering (MJO), and Indian Sea High (IOH) pressure region. He likewise referenced that the differential warming of land and bordering seas causes Low-pressure arrangement over land and High-strain over the sea.

The CM, because of the gauge educated the Water system department to foster an alternate course of action to oversee expected riverine floods.

He referenced that the majority of the rainwater in Thado Nai is put away in Thado Dam. The abundance water from the dam and Konakar Nai streams into the Malir Stream subsequent to crossing the M9 motorway close to Dumba Goth.

To address metropolitan flooding, the Sindh Water system Department has assembled eight little dams in the bowl of Lat Nai, notwithstanding the current dams.