Quantification of extreme weather events atAllahabad district of Uttar Pradesh

The economic damages caused by extreme weather events have been increasing markedly over the last few decades. The extreme weather events such as heat waves, cold waves and frost have great influence on agriculture productivity. An increasing trend of heat wave in the months of March and April was noticed and pointed towards intensifying heat load over winter season crops during reproductive stage. The month June has been found to be more susceptible to heat wave conditions. However, cold wave and frost events are becoming less frequent. The prediction of magnitude, frequency, timing and duration of extreme weather events in the changing scenario of climate can be supportive towards adaptation of suitable strategies to mitigate its adverse effects on agriculture and socio-economic aspects. The strategies can be set up in selection of heat and cold resistant crop varieties, irrigation management, agroforestry practices and development of climatic risk warning systems.