Published April 18, 2025 | Version v1
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April 2025 India & Pakistan heatwave mostly strengthened by human-driven climate change

  • 1. ROR icon National University of Singapore
  • 2. ROR icon University of Leicester
  • 3. CNRS Délégation Ile-de-France Sud

Description

  • Meteorological conditions leading to the April 2025 India and Pakistan heatwave are up to 4°C warmer in the present than they were in the past.

  • This event is associated with very exceptional meteorological conditions. 

  • We mostly ascribe the increased heat to human-driven climate change, with natural climate variability likely playing a limited role.

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