Climate change and potential impacts on agriculture in Bhutan: a discussion of pertinent issues

Table 6 Evidences of climate change impacts being felt in Bhutan

Extreme weather events	Year	Remarks	Information sources
Glacial lake outburst (GLOF) flash flood	1994	Damaged 965 acre of agricultural land	[10, 13]
Rice blast epidemic	1996	80-90% crop loss in high altitudes	[35, 36]
High-intensity monsoon rain, nationwide	2004	Damaged 39 irrigation channels	[13, 36]
Northern corn blight	2007	> 50% crop loss in high altitudes	[32, 35]
Unusual windstorm	2008	Damaged maize crops of 320 hhs in Eastern Bhutan	[13]
Cyclone Aila/flash flood	2009	> 100 acre land washed away	[35, 36]
Flash flood and landslides	2010	Affected 809 acre of land, damaged irrigation channels	[13, 35]
Hailstorm in Punakha	2012	30–40% rice crop damaged	[35]
High-intensity rain/windstorm	2013	> 100 acre maize crop damaged, erosion and damaged irrigation structures	[10]
Hailstorm/flash flood	2015	> 100 acre rice crop damaged	[37]
High-intensity rain	2016	> 100 acre rice crop damaged	[37]

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