Will India lightning strike deaths rise as climate change worsens?
BUDGAM, India – The residents of Gurwaith village in Indian Kashmir never used to fear thunderstorms, but in recent weeks, people have raced home or remained indoors at the sight of dark clouds overhead.
Lightning is the biggest killer among “forces of nature” - which also include avalanches, cyclones and landslides - accounting for 40 per cent of 7,126 such deaths in 2021, according to the latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau . Dr Sunil Pawar, a scientist at the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology , said the frequency had risen by between 20 per cent to 35 per cent across various regions of India since 2019, due to global warming as well as worsening air pollution.
“Our major challenge remains people who work outdoors - farmers, herders, fishermen - and children in rural schools,” said Mr Srivastava, convener of the LRIC, which is a joint initiative between various organisations and government bodies including the NDMA and the Indian Meteorological Department. India suffers huge human casualties from lightning compared to developed countries, experts have said.
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