India faces record breaking heatwave worsened by climate change

Category : Climate Change | Location : National  | Posted on 2024-05-31 09:09:49

According to the IPCC, heatwaves that occurred once every 10 years without human-caused warming are now likely to occur 2.8 times more often (or once every 3.6 years) and are 1.5ºC warmer because of climate change caused by burning fossil fuels.

Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/environment/story/india-faces-record-breaking-heatwave-worsened-by-climate-change-2545674-2024-05-30