New Delhi, April 25 -- Over 60 per cent of the world has likely experienced sudden swings between extreme heat and cold over the past six decades, according to a new study.

These events, referred to as temperature flips, involve abrupt shifts from extreme warmth to cold or vice versa within a short period. Such rapid changes leave limited time for humans and ecosystems to respond and adapt, potentially leading to severe and even irreversible impacts on human health, infrastructure, air quality and plants, stated the research published in the journal Nature Communications.

One recent instance of a temperature flip occurred in April 2021, when Europe saw temperatures plummet from unseasonably warm to cold, resulting in widespread frost da...