India has experienced extreme weather events on 93% of days in 2024, including heatwaves, coldwaves, cyclones, heavy rain, floods, and landslides. These events have had a significant impact on India, including:
Temperature
January was India's ninth driest month since 1901, while February saw the second-highest minimum temperature in 123 years. July, August, and September saw the highest minimum temperatures since 1901.
Monsoon
The 2024 monsoon had the highest number of heavy rainfall events, with June seeing the second-highest number of very heavy rainfall events.
Heat
Western India, including Delhi, experienced a period of intense heat from May 18-20, 2024.
Damage
The events have claimed 3,238 lives, affected 3.2 million hectares of crops, destroyed 235,862 houses, and killed approximately 9,457 livestock.
Economic impact
The heat is expected to have a negative impact on the economy.
Climate change is making weather events more intense. Human-caused climate change made the heat event in western India in May 2024 more likely.
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