This month 62 crore people in India faced severe heat, which is the highest in the world

New Delhi: This year in the month of June, many states across the country experienced severe heat. In mid-June, about 62 crore people in India had to face heat wave. The heat increased further due to climate change. According to a report, India ranked first in the world in terms of the number of people affected by severe heat in the month of June. It was followed by China, Indonesia and Nigeria. This report on heat has been released by Climate Central, an organization that researches climate change.Hottest Summers in India
According to this report, India experienced severe heat from June 16 to June 24. The temperature reached 50 degrees in some areas. The minimum temperature of the day as well as night was also recorded at 37 degrees. Due to the severe heat, more than 40 thousand cases of heatstroke were reported across the country and more than 100 people died. North-West India was the most affected by the severe heat. Especially in Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, UP and Bihar, the heat troubled the most people. Cases of heat stress also increased due to heat wave during June in these areas. Doctors also found that workers who never had problems of high blood pressure, sugar or cholesterol before, also suddenly got heat stroke while working.

Five billion people around the world are affected by heat
Nearly 5 billion people worldwide were affected by extreme heat in June. More than 4.97 billion people worldwide faced extreme heat during the same period, which is more than 60% of the world's population. Andrew Pershing, director of climate science at Climate Central, said that burning coal, oil and natural gas for more than a century has made our environment increasingly dangerous.