Without humanity, Rajasthan would probably not have suffocated. The heat wave that hit India and Pakistan in March-April was 30 times more likely to be caused by human-caused climate change, scientists said in a study published on Monday (May 23).

In our world, where the average temperature has risen by 1.2 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times, such a catastrophic event is now likely to occur once every 100 years. Explain the scientists of the World Weather Attribution (WWA)Scientists’ network of extreme attributes to climate change.

Without anthropogenic climate change, this possibility would be once every 3,000 years, explained Frederick Otto of the Institute for the Text at Imperial College London. In a world where global warming reaches +2 degrees Celsius, this possibility is once every five years …

Although India and Pakistan are not unfamiliar with high temperatures, the WWA says the forecast and intensity of this pre-monsoon heat wave is extraordinary, with maximum temperatures in northwestern India and southern Pakistan focusing on March and April.

“In most parts of both countries, people have only been given a short rest for weeks, with hundreds of millions of people working outside, especially at high costs. We know this will happen more often. We need to be well prepared as the temperature rises. “Krishna Achutha Rao of the Center for Atmospheric Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi issued the warning.

The heat wave killed 90 people and caused power outages and water shortages for millions of residents. More than 6,500 people have died in India since 2010 due to heat waves.

In Pakistan, the temperature rose to 50 degrees Celsius in mid-May in the southern province of Jakobabad in Sindh, while in India it rose to 48 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan. The heat wave was accompanied by a rainfall deficit of 62% in March and 71% in India.