Key Findings for the period 2001-2014:
- Share in unnatural deaths: 25% of all accidental deaths in India due to unnatural causes happened as a result of extreme weather events.
- Major cause: Most extreme weather event-induced deaths were due to lightning (40%), followed by extreme precipitation (24%), heatwave (20%) and cold wave (15%).
- Vulnerable groups: Men and elderly are at maximum risk due to extreme weather events.
- Vulnerable Regions: Burden of deaths was the highest in central India. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal were most affected by extreme weather events.
