India was the South Asian country that was most affected; the cities of Thiruvananthapuram, Vasai-Virar, Kavaratti, Thane, Mumbai, and Port Blair witnessed 70 days or more of unusual heat caused by climate change. https://thewire.in/environment/from-june-to-august-climate-change-heat
The report found that human-caused climate change increased heat-related health risks for billions, and made extreme heat events longer and more likely around the globe. India was the South Asian country that was most affected: for at least 60 days between June and August, more than 20.5 million people experienced unusually warm temperatures caused by climate change. The cities of Thiruvananthapuram, Vasai-Virar, Kavaratti, Thane, Mumbai, and Port Blair witnessed 70 days or more of unusual heat caused by climate change.
Constant heat for three continuous months, worldwide
The team analysed how climate change caused higher temperatures across the world from June to August 2024, using their Climate Shift Index. Climate Central’s global Climate Shift Index (CSI) launched in 2022 maps the influence of climate change on daily temperatures across the world. The CSI levels range from -5 to +5, with positive levels indicating temperatures that are becoming more likely due to climate change, and negative scores that indicate conditions that are becoming less likely.
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