A fuzzy c-means approach regionalization for analysis of meteorological drought homogeneous regions in western India

Drought is a frequently occurring natural hazard in many parts of the world and affects economy, environment and human lives. In India, the western states are severely affected by droughts. Global warming and climate change is causing more frequent and intense droughts in the region. In the present study, meteorological drought is studied using standardized precipitation index for four different timescales of 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. Drought...