# RISKS

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Impacts   /  Extreme Weather

Fire Hazard: How climate change is derailing lofty carbon offset hopes

Trends pointing to an increase in the length and intensity of fire seasons expose the dangerous over-reliance on land and forests to deliver carbon sequestration

Shreeshan V

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Witness   Research  

Increasing heat, humidity will trigger $1.6 trillion labour loss annually: Study

Situation will be most dire for India, which is already showing the largest heat exposure impacts on heavy labour, study finds

Editorial Team

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Adaptation   Witness  

More than 80% Indians live in climate vulnerable districts: Report

Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bihar are most vulnerable to extreme events like floods, droughts, and cyclones, according to CEEW’s Climate Vulnerability Index

Editorial Team

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Impacts   Research   /  Extreme Weather

Increased heat-drought combinations induced by climate change could damage crops: Study

While previous studies identified the danger to crops from global warming, this study focused on the compound effects of heat and water availability on food crops

Editorial Team

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Adaptation   Witness  

Population exposed to floods in India to grow by 2030: Study

A new study published in Nature journal reveals that India is one of the most exposed countries to floods

Editorial Team