2021 fifth warmest year in India since 1901

Subject – Environment

Context – 2021 fifth warmest year in India since 1901: IMD

Concept –

The year 2021 was the fifth warmest year in India since 1901, with the country recording its annual mean air temperature at 0.44°C above normal, the India Meteorological Department said.
The year 2021 was the fifth warmest year after 2016, 2009, 2017 and 2010, since 1901.
The warm temperature during winter and post-monsoon season mainly contributed to this.
The country also reported 1,750 deaths due to extreme weather events such as floods, cyclonic storms, heavy rain, landslides, lightning, among others, during the year.