Restricting global temperature rise to 1.5°C could help India lower drought, river flooding, biodiversity loss risk: Study

Category : Climate Change | Location : National  | Posted on 2024-03-04 09:29:29

India could avoid drought exposure to humans and agricultural land by 70 per cent and 21 per cent, respectively, if global temperature rise is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius than 3°C above the pre-industrial era, according to a new study.

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/restricting-global-temperature-rise-to-1-5-c-could-help-india-lower-drought-river-flooding-biodiversity-loss-risk-study-94730