India, Feb. 26 -- The Indian landmass was warmer on average by nearly 0.9degC during the previous decade (2015 to 2024) compared to the early 20th century (1901 to 1930). Warming has been uneven, with parts of north India warming as fast as 0.2degC per decade in the past three decades.

While warming over the Indian region is muted compared to the present global warming level of about 1.3degC, temperature extremes in India have been on the rise. Most parts of India, with the exception of Indo-Gangetic plains, have witnessed an increase in "warm days"-defined as days with maximum temperature exceeding the 90th percentile of daily maximum temperatures during the 1995-2014 periods-by up to 5 to 10 days per decade. This is particularly promin...