Erratic weather conditions expose millions of Indians to climate disasters, killing thousands every year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BENGALURU - India is likely to witness more extreme weather events, including intense heat waves, heavy flooding and severe drought that pose challenges to food and energy security for the second-most populous nation.
Erratic weather conditions expose millions of Indians to climate disasters, kill thousands every year and increase economic hardships by eroding farm productivity. At the same time, it burdens the country’s energy supplies by pushing demand for fossil fuels and drying up sources of hydropower. The nation faced a gruelling summer last year, with temperatures touching record levels in several parts of the country. Deadly heat waves strained energy supplies and hit wheat crops, forcing India to ban exports of the grain at a time when the world faced a shortage followingAs the demand for electricity to run cooling appliances shot up, India had to import expensive coal to keep the lights on.
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