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The year 2022 extreme heatwave in India and Pakistan killed at least 90 people, caused glacial flooding and forest fires, and brought down India’s wheat production by 20%, said a report by World Weather Attribution (WWA) launched 24 May 2022. The study said, “because of climate change, the probability of an event such as that in 2022 has increased by a factor of about 30." “In Pakistan and India, extreme heat hits hardest for people who must go outside to earn a daily wage (e.g. street vendors, construction and farm workers, traffic police), and consequently lack access to consistent electricity and cooling at home, limiting their options to cope with prolonged heat stress," the report said.