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- Three Assam districts that historically saw little flooding — Charaideo, Jorhat, and Sivasagar — have faced severe inundation this monsoon, with the state government telling the Assembly on July 23 that the situation is the worst in 60 years.
- Scientists say climatic uncertainty is the 'new normal' and no part of Assam or the northeast can expect to remain unaffected.
- Assam's geography, with two river valleys fed by about 120 tributaries and vulnerable to heavy rain in upstream hills, makes it prone to flooding, and satellite data from the Copernicus Programme and Global Flood Mapper show an expanding Brahmaputra floodplain.
What to watch next
- Whether flooding spreads to other previously less-affected districts in Assam and the northeast
- Any state government response or relief measures announced after the July 23 Assembly statement
- Further flood-extent satellite analyses tracking the Brahmaputra's expanding floodplain
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