West Bengal Is In Danger Of Climate Change
According to a global study released this week, among the more than 2,600 regions around the world that have been studied, West Bengal is predicted to rank as the 60th most climate-risk-prone region in the world by the year 2050.
By the middle of this century, 14 Indian states are likely to be among the top 100 regions facing climate risk, according to the modeling-based study XDI’s Gross Domestic Climate Risk, which is mainly intended to assist investors in choosing their long-term investment destinations.
With a global rank of 22, Bihar is expected to be at the top of the ranking of the 14 Indian states, followed by Uttar Pradesh (25) and Assam (28).
China is at the top of the list of susceptible areas globally, followed by the US and India. By 2050, major commercial centers like Buenos Aires in Argentina, Sao Paulo in Brazil, Jakarta in Indonesia, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, and Taipei are expected to rank among the top 100.
According to Hamden, the analysis was made public in reaction to investor requests for information on sub-sovereign and regional risk.
According to a climate researcher in Kolkata, the study supported India’s first official climate assessment report, which was published in 2020 and named West Bengal as one of the country’s most climate-vulnerable states due to its high risk of flooding, record-high frequency of severe cyclones and thunderstorms, and sea level rise.
According to the Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region produced by the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, between 1891 and 2018, there were 21 cyclonic storms and 41 severe cyclonic storms that affected the Bay of Bengal area in May.
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