From: Households' perception of climate change and human health risks: A community perspective
Perceived changes in Climate Variability | Heat | Cold | Rainfall | |||
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 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
What were the changes respondents perceived due to heat over time? | % | % | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Has the intensity of heat increased during summer? | 95.3 | 4.7 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Are heat waves more frequent now during summer/drought? | 77.3 | 22.7 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Are there more frequent and strong storms during summer/drought? | 40.3 | 59.7 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Is there enough rainfall during summer/drought? | 33.8 | 76.2 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Do hailstorms occur more frequently? | 16.0 | 84.0 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Do the canals and lakes carry enough water during summer/drought? | 2.0 | 98.0 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Do the rivers carry enough water during summer/drought? | 7.3 | 92.7 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Can you cultivate your crops regularly using rain water during summer? | 22.9 | 77.1 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Are you restricted from being outside of your work due to extreme heat? | 18.4 | 81.6 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Can you fetch drinking water from tube-well? | 58.9 | 37.6 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Does the deep tube-well reach the water table? | 47.3 | 52.7 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Does the deep tube-well maintain the same water pressure throughout summer? | 37.3 | 62.7 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Has any deep tube-well run out of water during summer/drought? | 46.4 | 28.9 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
What were the changes they perceived due to winter/cold? | Â | Â | % | % | Â | Â |
Is the severity of cold more irregular than in the past? | Â | Â | 72.4 | 27.6 | Â | Â |
Does winter arrive on time? | Â | Â | 17.1 | 82.9 | Â | Â |
Does the winter season remain for a longer period of time? | Â | Â | 14.0 | 86.0 | Â | Â |
Is the frequency of rain the same as previously? | Â | Â | 25.3 | 74.7 | Â | Â |
Do cold waves occur with the same frequency as in the past? | Â | Â | 83.5 | 16.5 | Â | Â |
Has the intensity of fog decreased compared to previous days? | Â | Â | 73.6 | 26.4 | Â | Â |
Is there the presence of dew drops along with fog? | Â | Â | 85.1 | 14.9 | Â | Â |
Does the severity of cold linger for a shorter period of time? | Â | Â | 96.7 | 3.3 | Â | Â |
Does the dense fog conceal sunlight for more than a day? | Â | Â | 61.1 | 38.9 | Â | Â |
Is the timing of the sunrise delayed? | Â | Â | 88.0 | 12.0 | Â | Â |
What were the changes they perceived due to rainfall? | Â | Â | Â | Â | % | % |
Is the occurrence of rainfall the same as previously? | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.3 | 98.7 |
Do rainfall events occur for 5-7 days during the rainy season? | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.3 | 98.7 |
Does rainfall occur regularly during rainy season? | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.1 | 98.9 |
Are the ponds full during rainy season? | Â | Â | Â | Â | 6.7 | 92.9 |
Does flooding occur during rainy season? | Â | Â | Â | Â | 3.6 | 96.2 |
Can you cultivate your crops using rain water? | Â | Â | Â | Â | 3.6 | 76.7 |
Does rainfall occur on time? | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.9 | 99.1 |
Does rainfall occur irregularly? | Â | Â | Â | Â | 67.1 | 32.9 |
Has the frequency of lightning increased? | Â | Â | Â | Â | 4.8 | 81.4 |
Percentage of "don't know" not presented in the table | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |