Climate change is making climate events disastrous; more than 85% of Indian districts are exposed to cyclone, flood, drought, and heat waves: IPE Global and Esri-India Study
New Delhi, 06 September 2024.
Over 85 per cent of Indian districts are prone to flood, drought, cyclone and heat waves, of which 45 per cent of them are witnessing a swapping trend, according to a independent study released today by the IPE-Global and Esri-India. The frequency, intensity, and unpredictability of these climate extremes have also risen in recent decades by four-fold. Using a pentad-decadal analysis, the study compiles a catalogue of extreme climate events over a 50-year historical period from 1973 to 2023 by employing spatial and temporal modelling, the research provides a detailed district-level assessment, exploring the complexities and non-linear trends and patterns of these events. Last decade alone has witnessed a five-fold increase in these climate extremes. The st...
