This is a list of serious heat waves in India.
| Year | Duration | Max. temperature | Deaths | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Template:Convert | [1] | ||
| 1995 | June | Template:Convert | >350 | [2] |
| 1998 | May–June | Template:Convert | 2,500 | [1] |
| 2002 | April–May | Template:Convert | 1030 | |
| 2015 | May–June | Template:Convert | 2500 | |
| 2016 | April–May | Template:Convert | 160 | |
| 2019 | May-June | Template:Convert | 184[note 1] | |
| 2022 | March-June | Template:Convert | 90 | |
| 2023 | April–June | Template:Convert | 111 | [3] |
| 2024 | April-June | Template:Convert | 411 |
Difficulties in estimation
Recent computerization of healthcare and adoption of diagnostic codes like ICD-10 makes tracking of causality during estimation harder, resulting in underestimations, despite more complete data being available upon diagnosis.[4][5]
See also
- List of heat waves
- Climate of India
- Climate change in South Asia
- Climate change
- Heat stroke - ICD-10 code: T67
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Heat wave is scorching India", Daily News (Kingsport), 12–14 June 1998.
- ↑ "India would welcome monsoon to halt deadly temperatures", The Item (Sumter), 17 June 1995.
- ↑ Maharashtra heat-stroke deaths | As toll rises to 13, Opposition MVA spars with ruling Shinde-Fadnavis government. The Hindu(2023-04-17). Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ↑ Increasing probability of mortality during Indian heat waves. Science Advances({Template:Date).
- ↑ Heat-Related Mortality in India: Excess All-Cause Mortality Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave. PLOS ONE({Template:Date).
References
Template:List of heat waves
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