India's 2024 was hottest year since 1901
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New Delhi: India s meteorological department said on Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world s mo...
New Delhi: India's meteorological department said on Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous nation following a global pattern of extreme weather sparked by climate change.
"The year 2024 was the warmest year on record since 1901," Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, told reporters.
"The annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius above the long-term average, 1991-2020 period."
The United Nations said last month that 2024 was set to be the warmest year ever recorded, capping a decade of unprecedented heat.
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