According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020, published by environm

According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020, published by environmental think tank Germanwatch, in the year 2018 India’s rank in the list of top most climate affected nations is:

1<sup>st</sup>
3<sup>rd</sup>
5<sup>th</sup>
7<sup>th</sup>
This question was previously asked in
UPSC Geoscientist – 2020
According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020, published by Germanwatch, India’s rank in the list of top most climate affected nations in 2018 was 5th.
The Global Climate Risk Index analyses the extent to which countries and regions have been affected by the impacts of extreme weather events (storms, floods, heatwaves etc.).
The index uses data from the Munich Re NatCatSERVICE database for loss events and socio-economic data. The 2020 report covered data up to 2018, and also presented rankings based on events from 1999 to 2018.