People in India each saw 20 heatwave days in 2024, 6.5 linked with climate change: Lancet report

Estimates suggest that an exposure to heat in 2024 resulted in a loss of 247 billion potential labour hours per year — a record high of nearly 420 hours per person — and 124 per cent more than that during 1990-1999.

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