by #SanketJain in #TheNation:

"In April, heat waves hit much of India and Bangladesh. Six cities in India hit 111 degrees Fahrenheit. These temperatures are becoming the norm across the region. A report by international climate scientists as part of the World Weather Attribution group found that human-induced climate change made these heat waves 30 times more likely than the historical norm. A study published in PLOS Climate showed that more than 90 percent of India’s population is now vulnerable to heat waves. And by 2060, according to the projections by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), heat-wave duration will increase by average of 12 to 18 days. The IPCC further warns that the heat waves could spread to Southern India, where they are currently rare."

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/india-heat-wave-farmworkers-climate-change/

#India #HeatWave #farmworkers #farm #farming #agriculture #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #climate #environment #IPCC