2019 recorded as the 7th warmest year in the country since 1901: IMD
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The 6th of Jan, 2019 was recorded as the seventh warmest year since 1901, but the heating was substantially lower than the highest warming observed in 2016, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. In its report for 2019, the IMD said 1,562 people died due to extreme weather events, avalanches, floods, heatwave and thunderstorms. The figure is based on media reports and government agencies.