India, Feb. 13 -- India ranks sixth among the top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events over the last three decades from 1993-2023, according to a new report.

The country experienced devastating floods in 1993, 1998, and 2013, along with severe heatwaves in 2002, 2003, and 2015. Overall, more than 400 extreme events have hit India since 1993, causing $180 billion in losses and at least 80,000 fatalities, estimates the Climate Risk Index (CRI) published by non-profit Germanwatch.

Absolute fatalities, economic losses, absolute and relative number of people affected in India have been high.

Some of the notable events that hit the country include the 1998 Gujarat and 1999 Odisha cyclones, Cyclones Hudhud and Amphan in 2014 a...