Projections for climate in the medium-run for India seem to indicate it will be warmer and
wetter but with significant regional variation.Overall there will be (i) an increase in average
surface temperature by 2-4 degrees C, (ii) changes in the distribution of rainfall (inter-temporal
and spatial) during both monsoon and non-monsoon months, (iii) decrease in the number of rainy
days by more than 15 days, (iv) an increase in the intensity of rainfall by 1-4mm/day, and (v) an
increase in the frequency and intensity of cyclonic storms (Ranuzzi and Srivsatava 2012)