Over 75% Districts Hotspots of Extreme Weather Events in India: CEEW Study

According to a first-of-its-kind independent study released today by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW),more than 75 per cent of the Indian districts are hotspots of extreme climate events.

Key Findings

  • Over 75 per cent districts in India, home to more than 63.8 crore people, are hotspots of extreme climate events such as cyclones, floods, droughts, heat and cold waves.
  • The frequency, intensity, and unpredictability of these extreme events have risen in recent decades – while India witnessed 250 extreme climate events between 1970 and 2005, it recorded 310 such weather events in only 15 years since then.
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