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This is a list of serious [[heat wave]]s in [[India]]. | This is a list of serious [[heat wave]]s in [[India]]. | ||
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|[[1998 Indian heat wave|1998]]||May–June||{{convert|49.5|C|F}} ||2,500||<ref name=DailyNews>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1241&dat=19980612&id=FI5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L4YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5859,2125235 "Heat wave is scorching India"], ''Daily News'' (Kingsport), 12–14 June 1998.</ref> | |[[1998 Indian heat wave|1998]]||May–June||{{convert|49.5|C|F}} ||2,500||<ref name=DailyNews>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1241&dat=19980612&id=FI5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L4YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5859,2125235 "Heat wave is scorching India"], ''Daily News'' (Kingsport), 12–14 June 1998.</ref> | ||
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|[[2002 Indian heat wave|2002]]||April–May||{{convert|49|C|F}} || | |[[2002 Indian heat wave|2002]]||April–May||{{convert|49|C|F}} ||1030|| | ||
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|[[2015 Indian heat wave|2015]]||May–June||{{convert|49.4|C|F}} || | |[[2015 Indian heat wave|2015]]||May–June||{{convert|49.4|C|F}} ||2500|| | ||
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|[[2016 Indian heat wave|2016]]||April–May||{{convert|51.0|C|F}}|| | |[[2016 Indian heat wave|2016]]||April–May||{{convert|51.0|C|F}}||160|| | ||
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|[[2019 Indian heat wave|2019]]||May-June||{{convert|50.8|C|F}} ||184|| | |[[2019 Indian heat wave|2019]]||May-June||{{convert|50.8|C|F}} ||184<ref group=note>This figure is for the state of [[Bihar]] only. There were further deaths in other states</ref>|| | ||
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|[[2022 India–Pakistan heat wave|2022]]||March-June||{{convert|49.2|C|F}} ||90|| | |||
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|[[2023 Asia heat wave|2023]] | |||
|April–June | |||
|{{convert|46.2|C|F}} | |||
|111 | |||
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |date=2023-04-17 |title=Maharashtra heat-stroke deaths {{!}} As toll rises to 13, Opposition MVA spars with ruling Shinde-Fadnavis government |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/maharashtra-heat-stroke-deaths-as-death-toll-rises-opposition-mva-spars-with-ruling-shinde-fadnavis-government/article66747865.ece |access-date=2023-04-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
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|[[2024 Indian heat wave|2024]]||April-June||{{convert|50.5|C|F}}||411|| | |||
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== Difficulties in estimation == | == 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.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mazdiyasni |first1=Omid |last2=AghaKouchak |first2=Amir |last3=Davis |first3=Steven J. |last4=Madadgar |first4=Shahrbanou |last5=Mehran |first5=Ali |last6=Ragno |first6=Elisa |last7=Sadegh |first7=Mojtaba |last8=Sengupta |first8=Ashmita |last9=Ghosh |first9=Subimal |last10=Dhanya |first10=C. T. |last11=Niknejad |first11=Mohsen |title=Increasing probability of mortality during Indian heat waves |journal=Science Advances |date=June 2017 |volume=3 |issue=6 | | 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.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mazdiyasni |first1=Omid |last2=AghaKouchak |first2=Amir |last3=Davis |first3=Steven J. |last4=Madadgar |first4=Shahrbanou |last5=Mehran |first5=Ali |last6=Ragno |first6=Elisa |last7=Sadegh |first7=Mojtaba |last8=Sengupta |first8=Ashmita |last9=Ghosh |first9=Subimal |last10=Dhanya |first10=C. T. |last11=Niknejad |first11=Mohsen |title=Increasing probability of mortality during Indian heat waves |journal=Science Advances |date=June 2017 |volume=3 |issue=6 |article-number=e1700066 |doi=10.1126/sciadv.1700066|pmid=28630921 |pmc=5462497 |bibcode=2017SciA....3E0066M }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Azhar |first1=Gulrez Shah |last2=Mavalankar |first2=Dileep |last3=Nori-Sarma |first3=Amruta |last4=Rajiva |first4=Ajit |last5=Dutta |first5=Priya |last6=Jaiswal |first6=Anjali |last7=Sheffield |first7=Perry |last8=Knowlton |first8=Kim |last9=Hess |first9=Jeremy J. |last10=Akiba |first10=Suminori |title=Heat-Related Mortality in India: Excess All-Cause Mortality Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave |journal=PLOS ONE |date=14 March 2014 |volume=9 |issue=3 |article-number=e91831 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0091831|pmid=24633076 |pmc=3954798 |bibcode=2014PLoSO...991831A |doi-access=free }}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[List of heat waves]] | * [[List of heat waves]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Climate of India]] | ||
* [[Climate change in South Asia]] | |||
* [[Climate change]] | |||
* [[Heat stroke]] - ICD-10 code: T67 | |||
== Notes == | |||
{{reflist|group=note}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{List of heat waves|state=autocollapse}} | {{List of heat waves|state=autocollapse}} | ||
[[Category:Heat waves in India]] | [[Category:Heat waves in India| ]] | ||
[[Category:Lists of natural disasters|Heat]] | [[Category:Lists of natural disasters|Heat]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:40, 22 March 2026
This is a list of serious heat waves in India.
| Year | Duration | Max. temperature | Deaths | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 50.6 °C (123.1 °F) | [1] | ||
| 1995 | June | 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) | >350 | [2] |
| 1998 | May–June | 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) | 2,500 | [1] |
| 2002 | April–May | 49 °C (120 °F) | 1030 | |
| 2015 | May–June | 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) | 2500 | |
| 2016 | April–May | 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) | 160 | |
| 2019 | May-June | 50.8 °C (123.4 °F) | 184[note 1] | |
| 2022 | March-June | 49.2 °C (120.6 °F) | 90 | |
| 2023 | April–June | 46.2 °C (115.2 °F) | 111 | [3] |
| 2024 | April-June | 50.5 °C (122.9 °F) | 411 |
Difficulties in estimation[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- List of heat waves
- Climate of India
- Climate change in South Asia
- Climate change
- Heat stroke - ICD-10 code: T67
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Banerjee, Shoumojit (2023-04-17). "Maharashtra heat-stroke deaths | As toll rises to 13, Opposition MVA spars with ruling Shinde-Fadnavis government". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ↑ Mazdiyasni, Omid; AghaKouchak, Amir; Davis, Steven J.; Madadgar, Shahrbanou; Mehran, Ali; Ragno, Elisa; Sadegh, Mojtaba; Sengupta, Ashmita; Ghosh, Subimal; Dhanya, C. T.; Niknejad, Mohsen (June 2017). "Increasing probability of mortality during Indian heat waves". Science Advances. 3 (6) e1700066. Bibcode:2017SciA....3E0066M. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1700066. PMC 5462497. PMID 28630921.
- ↑ Azhar, Gulrez Shah; Mavalankar, Dileep; Nori-Sarma, Amruta; Rajiva, Ajit; Dutta, Priya; Jaiswal, Anjali; Sheffield, Perry; Knowlton, Kim; Hess, Jeremy J.; Akiba, Suminori (14 March 2014). "Heat-Related Mortality in India: Excess All-Cause Mortality Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave". PLOS ONE. 9 (3) e91831. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...991831A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091831. PMC 3954798. PMID 24633076.