‘Nearly 5 billion people endured extreme heat in June; 619 million affected in India’

India reported over 40,000 heat stroke cases and 100 heat-related deaths

Nearly five billion people globally, including 619 million from India, experienced climate-change-driven extreme heat over nine days in June, according to a new analysis by an independent group of scientists based in the US.

The report by Climate Central said that the blistering heat in June impacted 619 million people in India, 579 million in China, 231 million in Indonesia, 206 million in Nigeria, 176 million in Brazil, 171 million in Bangladesh, 165 million in the US, 152 million in Europe, 123 million in Mexico, 121 million in Ethiopia, and 103 million in Egypt. "More than 60 per cent of the world population faced extreme heat that was made at least three times more likely by climate change during June 16-24," it said.