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Heat waves' frequency and intensity are increasing in India because of climate change. [7] Temperatures in India have risen by 0.7 °C (1.3 °F) between 1901 and 2018. [8] According to some current projections, the number and severity of droughts in India will have markedly increased by the end of the present century. [9]
The Climate of Tamil Nadu, India is generally tropical and features fairly hot temperatures over the year except during the monsoon seasons. The city of Chennai lies on the thermal equator , [ 1 ] which means Chennai and Tamil Nadu does not have that much temperature variation.
BEED, India (AP) — Almost 970 million Indians are voting in general elections amid sweltering heat and unpredictable weather extremes exacerbated by human-caused climate change, leading to loss ...
In many places across India, “maximum rainfall occurs in October now and not really June and July as it used to," said Chitale, who also co-authored a 2024 report looking at India’s changing ...
The intensity of the rains was attributed to climate change. [15] The landslides washed out several roads, including the Himalayan Expressway, [16] and sections of the Kalka–Shimla Railway. [17] The additional floods and landslides killed a total of 71 people. [7] A massive landslide destroyed roads and buildings in the city of Shimla. [18]
The news reports claimed the uranium levels were more than 60 times the maximum safe limit. [44] [45] In 2012, the Government of India confirmed [46] that the ground water in Malwa belt of Punjab has uranium metal that is 50% above the trace limits set by the United Nations' World Health Organization. Scientific studies, based on over 1000 ...
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M K Stalin, inaugurated the campaign. During her tenure, Tamil Nadu successfully added four new sites to the prestigious Ramsar list of wetlands. [14] To bring about grassroots-level changes in combating climate change, Tamil Nadu is transforming 10 villages into climate-smart villages.
The 2005 Chennai floods were some of the worst floods to have hit the city of Chennai, India. The floods occurred during the North-East monsoon season (November-December 2005) as a result of heavy rain. Over 50 people were killed in two incidents of stampede for food and money in relief camps.