The fatal heatwave that swept through Pakistan and India in March and April was 30 times more likely due to human-caused climate change. In March, temperatures started to rise sooner than usual, breaking records and killing at least 90 people. India experienced temperatures in March that were consistently 3“8 deg C above average, with a high of 44 deg C, the warmest March on record going back 122 years. India experienced 71% less rainfall in March than normal. Due to climate change, the likelihood that temperatures in the area will break a record set in 2010 has increased from once every 312 years to once every 3.1 years. By the end of the century, the experts predict that this will rise to once every 1.15 years. For farmers, construction workers, and street vendors, the severe heat is very detrimental. In some regions, India has also reported a 10“35% fall in crop yields. Wheat yields declined to the point where India was forced to abandon plans to increase wheat exports to supplement supplies reduced by the conflict in Ukraine.
