Jammu, Sept. 12 -- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday highlighted the challenges in accurately forecasting earthquakes and cloudbursts, and said efforts are underway to study the factors that trigger cloudbursts in order to provide early warnings.

"There is no precise forecasting capability for earthquakes and cloudbursts yet, but we are studying the contributing factors. Typically, when humidity and heat accumulate in a specific area, it can become explosive, triggering cloudbursts. If we can identify these factors, we can at least issue possible early warnings," Singh told reporters at a Vartalap programme organised by PIB.

He added that initiatives such as the Himalayan Ecology Mission have been launched to better understand ...