Study of Metrological Drought for Different Agro-Climate Regions: A Geographical Study of Uttar Pradesh

The study’s objectives were to evaluate the meteorological drought, examine the trend and magnitude of rainfall, and create a drought prediction model for Uttar Pradesh’s several agroclimatic zones using the Random Forest technique. Significant differences were found between Uttar Pradesh’s agroclimatic zones when the trend and magnitude of rainfall were analyzed. There were patterns of rising rainfall in certain areas and falling rainfall in others. These trends’ varying magnitudes also suggested the necessity of region-specific approaches to water management. Drought is a complicated phenomenon and a natural hazard caused by a severe event that results from a prolonged water scarcity. A greater demand for water than supply, below-average rainfall, uneven rainfall distribution, or a combination of all three could be the cause of this phenomenon. Drought is one natural hazard brought on by unusually low precipitation.