117 million people in India face a month of risky heat due to climate change
- According to a new analysis, India had 117 million people exposed to at least 30 days of risky heat this summer.
- 'Risky heat' means temperatures hotter than 90% of normal local temperatures recorded between 1991 and 2020.
- Srinagar recorded 53 risky-heat days, while Mumbai had 86 days strongly influenced by climate change.
- Globally, 1.5 billion people faced 30+ risky-heat days, while Asia had 2.8 billion people exposed.
Source: siasat.com
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