Heatwaves, flooding: Severe climate change in India in 80 years, says study

The enhanced warming is likely to further accelerate the snow and glacier melt over this region, with a consequent increase in flooding

India may face devastating climate change effects, including killer heat waves and severe flooding, in the next 80 years, says a study that calls for urgent steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avert associated risks to the country's population, ecosystems and economy.

Annual mean temperatures across India are likely to increase by 4.2 degrees Celsius under a high emission scenario by the end of the 21stcentury, the researchers, led by Prof Mansour Almazroui from the King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, said.

India is the most densely populated region in the world, with relatively high sensitivity and low resilience to changes