India's 2024 was hottest year since 1901: meteorological office
Thursday, 2 January 2025 () New Delhi (AFP) Jan 1, 2025
India's meteorological department said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous nation following a global pattern of extreme weather sparked by climate change. "The year 2024 was the warmest year on record since 1901," Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, told reporters. "The ann
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