2025 has emerged as a stark climate alarm for India, with the country recording its eighth warmest year on record and the warmest winter in 124 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Rather than just scorching days, it was the rising minimum (night-time) temperatures that prolonged heat stress and triggered extreme weather events across winter, pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons. Unprecedented warmth in February, heavy pre-monsoon downpours and deadly monsoon floods alike were fueled by this persistent overnight warmth, amplifying heat stress, floods and landslides across regions. The abnormal rainfall patterns and warmer nights intensified climate hazards, making extreme rain the deadliest climate risk of the year. These trends reflect the deepening impacts of human-driven climate change and expose the failure of meaningful climate action. Read on to understand how policy and corporate inertia are deepening the crisis.
Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/2025-marked-by-rising-night-time-temperatures-and-extreme-rainfall-across-seasons-in-india
India’s 2025 Climate Reality: Rising Night-Time Heat and Extreme Rainfall Across Seasons
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