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India among top countries with highest heatwave exposure for infants, older adults: Report
The report says 2025 was the second-highest year on record, with older adults hit by 10.8 billion heatwave person-days and infants by 1.1 billion.
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New Delhi: India is among the top countries with the highest risk of heatwaves (heating conditions) among children and senior citizens. Other countries at the top of the list are China, the US and Russia.
Infants, elderly in India face high heatwave exposure: Report
India ranked among the top countries with the highest heatwave exposure for both vulnerable age groups -- infants and older adults -- along with China, the US and Russia, according to the tenth indicator report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change.
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