Extreme weather events in 2024
November 12 , 2024
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- Tamil Nadu has experienced a significant rise in extreme weather events in 2024, with 67 extreme weather days recorded so far.
- This is nearly double of the 27 days reported in 2023.
- This sharp increase is highlighted in the Climate India 2024 report.
- It has also reported 25 human fatalities, 14 livestock deaths, and the damage of 149 houses due to these extreme weather events.
- Tamil Nadu reported 1,039 hectares of crop damage due to irregular rainfall, intense heatwaves, and storm surges.
- India has experienced extreme weather on 255 out of 274 days in the first nine months of 2024.
- It is surpassing the number of extreme days recorded in the previous two years.
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