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Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says

Hundreds of deaths have been attributed to heatwave that saw temperatures approaching 50C in Delhi

Stuti Mishra, Asia Climate Correspondent

The unprecedented heatwaves that scorched northern and central India in May were made 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter by the climate crisis, a new scientific assessment has found.

In the last week of May, India experienced a spell of severe heatwaves, with 37 cities recording temperatures above 45C, prompting warnings of heatstroke. The capital Delhi saw a record temperature of 49.1C. prompting warnings of heatstroke. The capital Delhi saw a record temperature of 49.1C. The heatwaves led to hundreds of deaths, including
one voter and several workers conducting the mammoth national election,
which ended after six weeks on 1 June. The heatwaves were nearly 1.5C
warmer than the hottest heatwaves the country had seen previously despite
occurring later in the typical summer season, according to a report
published by ClimaMeter, a research project funded by the European Union
and the French National Centre for Scientific Research, or CNRS.

Independent 9th June 2024

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/india-heatwaves-climate-change-delhi-50c-b2558588.html

June 10, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized