New Delhi, (PTI) The 2022 heatwave was unprecedented and the most intense in the last 70 years, severely affecting millions of people in South Asia, according to new research from India.
Such heatwaves are expected to increase in the near future, enhancing heat accumulation in the region and threatening food, water and energy security in the region, the study from institutes including IIT-Gandhinagar and IIT-Jodhpur, said.
South Asia faced five continuous heatwave spells that lasted about 35 days during late February and April 2022, affecting a large part of the region.
