Heatwaves: Farms hit as India accounts for half of global labour loss

India lost nearly 75 bn hours of labour in 2017 as a result of rising temperatures 'making sustained work increasingly difficult'

India experienced an additional 40 million heatwave exposure events in 2016 as compared to 2012, raising concerns over a “dangerous surge” in negative health impacts, according to a new study.

A heatwave exposure event refers to one heatwave, being experienced by one person.

The frequency, intensity and duration of heatwave events in India have also increased over the past half-century and the country will likely be among the worst affected by climate change given its “weaker health systems and poorer infrastructure”, the study said.

These are the findings of a study called Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on