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The new study suggests that recurrent heatwaves have greater socioeconomic impact than previously known. It highlights that the government's assessment metrics do not sufficiently capture vulnerabilities to climate change impact

Heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, with over 90 percent of the country in the "extremely cautious" or "danger zone" of their impacts, according to a new study.

Heatwaves have claimed more than 17,000 lives in 50 years in India, according to a paper authored by M Rajeevan, former secretary of Ministry of Earth Sciences, along with scientists Kamaljit Ray, S S Ray, R K Giri and A P Dimri.

Heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, with over 90 percent of the country in the extremely cautious or danger zone of their impacts, according to a new study

The study suggested that heatwaves have impeded the countrys progress towards achieving UNs Sustainable Development Goals more significantly than previously thought

Heatwaves in India are increasing in frequency, intensity and lethality, burdening public health, agriculture, and other socio-economic and cultural systems.

The study, published in the ‘PLOS Climate’ journal at a time when several parts of India are already in the throes of rising temperatures

The frequency, severity, and fatality of heatwaves in India are rising, placing a strain on the nations agricultural sector, public health, and other socioeconomic and cultural institutions. Heatwaves made more likely by climate change may impair Indias progress towards its sustainable development goals.

Almost 90 per cent of Indians are more vulnerable to public health issues, food shortages and increased risks to deaths due to the deadly heat waves fuelled by climate change in 2022, research by the University of Cambridge revealed on Thursday. The study, published in the PLOS Climate journal at a time when several parts of India are already in the throes of rising

Heatwaves could slow or reverse India’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) without heat impact assessments.