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Report: 117 million in India faced risky heat for over 30 days in 2026
An analysis by US-based non-profit Climate Central said India had the world’s highest number of people — 117 million — exposed to risky heat for more than 30 days due to climate change between June and August 2026. The analysis covered 59 Indian cities and found Srinagar had the largest increase in heat-risk days.
An analysis by US-based non-profit Climate Central said India had the world’s highest number of people — 117 million — exposed to risky heat for more than 30 days due to climate change between June and August 2026. Globally, it said more than 1.5 billion people experienced at least a month of risky heat significantly influenced by climate change.
The analysis covered 59 Indian cities. It found Srinagar recorded the highest increase in heat-risk days at 53, followed by Chennai with 40, Rajkot and Amritsar with 29 each, and Lucknow with 27. Heat-risk days refer to additional days of dangerous heat attributed to human-induced climate change.
Chennai recorded 30 such days, while Srinagar and Tiruchirappalli had 29 each and Madurai 23. Mumbai recorded the highest number of days — 86 — on which temperatures were significantly influenced by climate change, meaning they were at least twice as likely as before.
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Report: 117 million in India faced risky heat for over 30 days in 2026
An analysis by US-based non-profit Climate Central said India had the world’s highest number of people — 117 million — exposed to risky heat for more than 30 days due to climate change between June and August 2026. The analysis covered 59 Indian cities and found Srinagar had the largest increase in heat-risk days.
An analysis by US-based non-profit Climate Central said India had the world’s highest number of people — 117 million — exposed to risky heat for more than 30 days due to climate change between June and August 2026. Globally, it said more than 1.5 billion people experienced at least a month of risky heat significantly influenced by climate change.
The analysis covered 59 Indian cities. It found Srinagar recorded the highest increase in heat-risk days at 53, followed by Chennai with 40, Rajkot and Amritsar with 29 each, and Lucknow with 27. Heat-risk days refer to additional days of dangerous heat attributed to human-induced climate change.
Chennai recorded 30 such days, while Srinagar and Tiruchirappalli had 29 each and Madurai 23. Mumbai recorded the highest number of days — 86 — on which temperatures were significantly influenced by climate change, meaning they were at least twice as likely as before.
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