India is witnessing an alarming rise in lightning-related deaths, driven in part by the effects of climate change, according to a new study. Researchers say that lightning strikes have become ...

India’s proximity to the equator and the Indian Ocean makes it conducive to thunderstorms.As a result, the country is also more vulnerable to lightning strikes. According to the Lightning ...

NEW DELHI – Climate change is fuelling an alarming increase in deadly lightning strikes in India, killing nearly 1,900 people a year in the world’s most populous country, scientists warn.

Researchers say that lightning strikes have become increasingly deadly in the South Asian country, with over 101,000 deaths recorded between 1967 and 2020 – nearly 1,900 each year.

Climate change is fuelling an alarming increase in deadly lightning strikes in India, killing nearly 1,900 people a year in the world's most populous country, scientists have said.