The sea level rise is not uniform across every region. But, the warming of the Indian Ocean, both on the east and western coasts, is higher than the global average.In 2024, the global mean sea level reached a record high of 3.4 ± 0.3 mm, whereas India’s western coast sea level rise is within 50 km is 3.9 ± 0.4 mm, and the eastern coast sea level rise is 4.0 ± 0.4 mm.The WMO’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report stated that Asia is currently warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, fuelling more extreme weather and wreaking a heavy toll on the region.The region was the second warmest year on record, with widespread and prolonged heat waves. It also said the warming trend between 1991–2024 was almost double that during the 1961–1990 period due to climate change.The impact of rising heat caused the central Himalayas and Tian Shan, 23 out of 24 glaciers, to lose ice mass, leading to an increase in glacial lake outburst floods and landslides.The report highlights a major natural disaster that happened in India in 2024, causing a heavy toll on human lives. It pointed out that changing climate caused major landslides in the Wayanad district of Kerala, killing more than 350 people on 30 July, following over 500 mm of rainfall in 48 hours.Intense heatwaves in 2024 caused leading to more than 450 deaths in different parts of India.Further, lightning killed about 1300 people in India in 2024. One deadly lightning event killed 72 people on 10 July across Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Jharkhand.
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