The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) released its “Climate of India during 2021″ report.
Highlights:
According to reports, the year 2021 was the fifth warmest in India since national records began in 1901.
In 2021, India posted a loss of 1,750 lives due to extreme weather events. With 350 deaths, Maharashtra was the worst-affected state.
Among extreme weather events, lightning and thunderstorms claimed the most lives (787), followed by floods, heavy rains, and landslides, which killed 759 people.
In 2021, 172 people died as a result of in various states.
According to the report, 11 of the 15 hottest years in India occurred during the last fifteen years, from 2007 to 2021.