The study estimates the combination of hotter summers and more high-heat days will contribute to more than 1.5 million deaths each year by 2100. The projected death rate is as high as the current death rate from all infectious diseases in India today.
A new study predicts there will be more than 1 million deaths a year from extreme heat in India by the next century if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current level. Research by the Climate Impact Lab with the University of Chicago’s Tata Centre for Development projects India’s average annual temperature will rise 4 degrees by 2100. When broken down by location, 16 of India’s 36 states and Union Territories will become hotter than Punjab, which is currently the hottest state, with an average annual summer temperature of 32 degrees Celsius.
