Agency, New Delhi.
Published by: Jeet Kumar
Updated Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:07 AM IST
Summary
Around 250 deaths were reported in Odisha, mostly due to lightning and storm. Apart from this, most districts were affected in Madhya Pradesh due to bad weather.
Director General of Meteorological Department Mrityunjay Mohapatra said on Wednesday that in 2019, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha have suffered the most due to bad weather. More than 750 people died across the country due to heavy rains and floods. The highest number of 350 deaths occurred in Maharashtra. Odisha was at number two and Madhya Pradesh at third.
Addressing the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2022, a two-day conference of the Center for Science and Environment, Mohapatra said that there were about 250 deaths in Odisha, mostly due to lightning and storm. Apart from this, most districts were affected in Madhya Pradesh due to bad weather.
2019 was one of the seven warmest years. At the same time, India ranked third in the world in terms of disasters caused by climate change. Most of the deaths from climate change this year were due to rain and thunderstorms.
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Director General of Meteorological Department Mrityunjay Mohapatra said on Wednesday that in 2019, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha have suffered the most due to bad weather. More than 750 people died across the country due to heavy rains and floods. The highest number of 350 deaths occurred in Maharashtra. Odisha was at number two and Madhya Pradesh at third.
Addressing the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2022, a two-day conference of the Center for Science and Environment, Mohapatra said that there were about 250 deaths in Odisha, mostly due to lightning and storm. Apart from this, most districts were affected in Madhya Pradesh due to bad weather.
2019 was one of the seven warmest years. At the same time, India ranked third in the world in terms of disasters caused by climate change. Most of the deaths from climate change this year were due to rain and thunderstorms.