As Temperature Drops, Popularly Called ‘Chillai Kalan’ Continues To Grip Kashmir Valley | N18S

The world experienced 152 unprecedented and 297 unusual extreme climate events last year, according to the latest State of the Global Climate 2024 report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Heat waves topped the list with 137 recorded events, followed by extreme rain and wet spells (115), flooding (104), tropical cyclones (47), and droughts (44). These disasters caused 1.1 million injuries, 1,700 deaths, and displaced 824,500 people—the highest annual displacement since records