Heatwaves increasing in India but related deaths fall

Heatwaves Increasing In India But Related Deaths Fall

Temperatures during India's monsoon season have risen this century and the country could see more frequent heatwaves in future, the government said on Wednesday, but it added heat-related deaths have fallen in recent years.

Heatwaves increasing in India but related deaths fall

For this year through July, India recorded 24 heatwave deaths, versus none for the whole of last year.

Heatwaves increasing in India but related deaths fall

Country could see more frequent heatwaves in future, but heat-related deaths have fallen in recent years: Govt

Heatwaves increasing in India but related deaths fall

ID: 1659519143515636300Wed, 2022-08-03 09:27NEW DELHI: Temperatures during India’s monsoon season have risen this century and the country could see more frequent heatwaves in future, the government said on Wednesday, but it added heat-related deaths have fallen in recent years.India suffered its hottest March in more than a century this year and temperatures were unusually high in April and May too, mainly blamed on climate change. The governmen…

Heatwaves increasing in India but related deaths fall

India suffered its hottest March in more than a century this year and temperatures were unusually high in April and May too, mainly blamed on climate change. The government says heatwaves are common mainly between April and June. "The average temperature during the monsoon season is found to be rising in the last two decades," India's science and technology and earth sciences minister, Jitendra Singh, told parliament.

Heatwaves increasing in India but related deaths fall

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Temperatures during India's monsoon season have risen this century and the country could see more frequent heatwaves in future, the government said on Wednesday, but it added heat-related deaths have fallen in recent years. Read full story