https://www.indiawaterportal.org/agriculture/shifting-seasons-are-reshaping-farming-in-karnatakas-drylands https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-08/myr1zrwj/Raichurharvest-4PC-Nabina-Chakraborty.jpg More than 70 years of climate data show earlier heat and shifting rainfall patterns in Raichur, disrupting crop cycles and increasing risks for farmers. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-08/45qbir9o/Fig-1.png Figure 1: Daily mean rainfall climatology for Raichur (1951-2024) overlaid with the regional crop calendar. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-08/xl93pvlc/Fig-2a.png Figure 2a: Number of days above 40°C per year https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-08/qkxgrc22/Fig-2b.png Figure 2b: Number of days above 40°C in March https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-08/g855gc4j/Fig-3a.png Figure 3a: Annual total rainfall in Raichur (1951–2024) https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-08/2x11tzlv/Fig-3b.png Figure 3b: Number of days with more than 20 mm daily rainfall in September indiawaterportal en 2026-10-08T16:30:46.128Z Shifting seasons are reshaping farming in Karnataka’s drylands Karnataka climate change, Raichur agriculture, Climate change and farming, Rainfall variability, Heat stress in agriculture, Changing crop calendar, Semi-arid agriculture, Climate adaptation in farming, Extreme rainfall Karnataka, Dryland farming in Karnataka https://www.indiawaterportal.org/climate-change/disasters/kutchs-drought-is-drying-more-than-fields-a-livelihood-and-pastoral-crisis-is-unfolding https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-10-08/3taq6o1c/maldhar-malay-maniar.jpg Maldhari shepherds on the move indiawaterportal en 2026-10-08T08:05:37.633Z Kutch’s drought is drying more than fields: A livelihood and pastoral crisis is unfolding Kutch drought crisis, Maldhari distress migration, Kutch livestock fodder shortage, Gujarat rainfall deficit, Kutch pastoral economy, Milk production drop Kutch, Banni grasslands drought, Rainfed agriculture Kutch, Kutch reservoir water levels, Gujarat drought relief measures