LUCKNOW, July 18 -- Scientists at Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleosciences (BSIP) have found that Bakhira Lake in eastern Uttar Pradesh holds a natural time capsule. By digging up and decoding ancient lake mud, the scientists unlocked a high-definition record of the monsoon spanning back 25,000 years.

The scientists highlighted that the research can serve as a lesson for the Central Ganga Plain in understanding how the monsoon reacts in the region when the earth heats up or cools down. Understanding these ancient natural cycles has given modern meteorologists and climate scientists crucial data to sharpen their computer models, helping them better predict how global warming will impact monsoon floods and droughts in the future.

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