A delayed monsoon, an emerging El Nino and the long shadow of India’s Great Famine
Irrigation tanks and lakes like the Ramappa Lake helped blunt the impact of the 1876 El Nino in Telangana. | Photo Credit: File Photo The year was 1876. Monsoon failed, crops withered and one of the deadliest famines in Indian history began to unfold. Over the next two years, the Great Famine linked to a…
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