40% of Indians face flood risk if temperature rises by 2 degrees: Report

1 out of 3 people globally will be threatened by flooding in a 1.5 degrees Celsius warming scenario, which could happen as early as 2030, says report

Nearly 19 per cent of India's population is at risk of floods at present and if the temperature increases to 2 degrees C, 40 per cent of Indians face this risk. And in case of a 3.5 degrees Celsius warming scenario, 54 per cent of a population will face the risk of floods, according to the Marsh McLennan new report.

The report titled 'Staying Above Water', explores the scope of systemic responses to rising flood risk. It highlights that 1 out of 3 people globally will be threatened by flooding in a 1.5 degrees Celsius warming scenario, which could happen