India, Jan. 5 -- India recorded its eighth warmest year on record in 2025, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Rising minimum temperatures, rather than daytime heat alone, played a key role in intensifying extreme weather across seasons

India experienced its warmest winter in 124 years, with heatwaves recorded as early as February

Extreme rainfall events increased sharply, triggering floods and landslides across the pre-monsoon and monsoon periods

Rain-related disasters overtook lightning as the deadliest climate hazard, accounting for nearly half of all climate-linked fatalities in 2025

India experienced its eighth warmest year on record in 2025, with the national average temperature 0.28 degrees Celsius (degC) ab...