Watch | What is a cloudburst and can it be predicted?

A video on cloudbursts and its impacts

Cloudbursts have a disastrous impact on life and property.

With climate change, these events are only going to increase in the future.

Yet, not much known is about cloudbursts.

This causes a hindrance to accurately monitoring and forecasting them.

According to the IMD, 100mm of rain in an hour is called a cloudburst.

They usually occur over a small geographical region of about 20 to 30 sq. km.

Tall, cumulonimbus clouds causing cloudbursts can occur very quickly, in about 30 minutes.