A recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), titled 'State of Extreme Weather 2024', reveals the rise in the frequency and severity of these events due to climate change, which impacted millions across the country.
In the first nine months, extreme weather events occurred on 255 out of 274 days, affecting nearly every state. The events—ranging from heat and cold waves to cyclones, lightning, heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides—resulted in 3,238 fatalities, damaged 235,862 houses and buildings, affected 3.2 million hectares of crops, and killed approximately 9,457 livestock.
The report compared this year's figures to the same period in 2023, when extreme weather events were recorded on 235 days. In 2023, the events led to 2,923 deaths, impacted 1.84 million hectares of crops, damaged 80,293 houses, and led to 92,519 livestock deaths.
This story is from the November 16, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express.
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