How India is becoming more vulnerable to extreme weather
A new study in India has shown how extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and affecting quality of life.
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An annual report on the state of India's environment released last week by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi-based public interest research and advocacy organization, shows how the extreme weather affects large parts of India's population.
The report showed that nearly 3,000 people died, 2 million hectares of crops were ruined, and 80,000 homes were destroyed in extreme weather-related events last year. It also showed that extreme weather events happened somewhere in India on 88% of days in 2024.
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"The report does not discount the enormous strides that India has made in many fields. What it essentially does is hold up a mirror and make us acquainted with the fact that we need to sit back and take note of the trends, make sense of them, and initiate corrective actions," said Narain.
"Unless we have clear, credible data, there can be no solutions or policies. Our strong plea therefore is that we need more, not less data. We need to be transparent," said Narain.
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