India can be hit by 2015-like heatwave that killed 2,500: UN
India could be hit by a 2015-like heatwave, which killed 2,500 people, if global warming increases by 2Â°C over pre-industrial levels, according to a UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. It specifically mentions Kolkata among cities that face higher threat of heatwaves. The report claimed several hundred million people will escape climate-risks if global warming is limited to 1.5Â°C.