India, Sept. 21 -- Meghalaya's Mawsynram and Cherrapunji, among the world's wettest places, are facing a growing risk of drought as climate change brings more intense rainfall, fewer rainy days and rising temperatures, according to a new study.

Published recently in Theoretical and Applied Climatology, the study analysed projected climate and hydrological data for Meghalaya and adjoining areas from 1981 to 2100 to examine the apparent paradox of increasing rainfall intensity alongside rising drought vulnerability.

Researchers Ashesh Rudra Paul and Pankaj Kumar Roy found that rainfall is becoming concentrated in intense spells, while light rain and the number of rainy days are declining.

The study recorded an increase in the Simple Dail...