https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/will-climate-change-allow-india-hold-another-summer-elections-2536037-2024-05-07 According to Climate Central, a US-based organisation working on climate change, day temperatures were at least twice as likely because of climate change. The temperature conditions in the southern half of the country had a much stronger climate change influence . The fingerprint of climate change is especially apparent along both coasts. In coastal areas, 37°C is commonly used as a threshold for dangerous heat. This temperature occurs throughout most of the country, including along the eastern coast. Thirty-six out of 51 major cities had three or more days above 37 degrees Celsius since the start of the election season (April 19-April 30), and 18 cities had more than three days above 40 degrees Celsius

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