05-23-2022, 06:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-23-2022, 06:33 PM by Eric the Green.)
A study shows climate change made India and Pakistan’s record heat in March and April at least 30 times as likely to occur and about 1.8 degrees hotter
By Kasha Patel, May 23, 2022 at 2:12 p.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2...te-change/
The punishing heat experienced by India and Pakistan in March and April was the most intense, widespread and persistent in the region’s history. A study released Monday finds that human-caused climate change had made this historic event at least 30 times as likely. It determined that climate change elevated temperatures by about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (one degree Celsius).
"What was particularly exceptional and particularly unusual was how early it started," Friederike Otto, co-author of the study, said in a news conference on Monday.
India experienced its highest March temperatures in 122 years, and Pakistan and northwestern and central India endured their hottest April. Numerous all-time and monthly temperature records were broken across both countries. Over the two months, extreme heat affected nearly 70 percent of India and 30 percent of Pakistan.
This heat event would have been "highly, highly unlikely" in a world without climate change, said Arpita Mondal, a co-author and professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
The heat took an enormous toll on people throughout the region. Workers were no longer able to work full days outside, putting a strain on their livelihoods and the economy. Key farming areas in India are expected to see a 10 to 35 percent decrease in crop yields due to the heat wave, driving up local market prices and reducing global wheat supplies at a time when supplies are already under stress because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Hundreds of forest fires also burned across India. In Pakistan, snowmelt caused a glacial lake to flood and wipe out a key bridge....
My note: I also saw that similar conditions occured in Iraq this Spring.
By Kasha Patel, May 23, 2022 at 2:12 p.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2...te-change/
The punishing heat experienced by India and Pakistan in March and April was the most intense, widespread and persistent in the region’s history. A study released Monday finds that human-caused climate change had made this historic event at least 30 times as likely. It determined that climate change elevated temperatures by about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (one degree Celsius).
"What was particularly exceptional and particularly unusual was how early it started," Friederike Otto, co-author of the study, said in a news conference on Monday.
India experienced its highest March temperatures in 122 years, and Pakistan and northwestern and central India endured their hottest April. Numerous all-time and monthly temperature records were broken across both countries. Over the two months, extreme heat affected nearly 70 percent of India and 30 percent of Pakistan.
This heat event would have been "highly, highly unlikely" in a world without climate change, said Arpita Mondal, a co-author and professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
The heat took an enormous toll on people throughout the region. Workers were no longer able to work full days outside, putting a strain on their livelihoods and the economy. Key farming areas in India are expected to see a 10 to 35 percent decrease in crop yields due to the heat wave, driving up local market prices and reducing global wheat supplies at a time when supplies are already under stress because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Hundreds of forest fires also burned across India. In Pakistan, snowmelt caused a glacial lake to flood and wipe out a key bridge....
My note: I also saw that similar conditions occured in Iraq this Spring.