UPSC Prelims 2025 · GS Paper 1 · Q64

Environment

Medium · Climate change impacts

A World Bank report has warned that rising wet-bulb temperatures above 35°C in parts of India could have which of the following implications?

1. Reduced ability of the human body and animals to cool themselves through sweat evaporation, raising heat-stress mortality risk

2. Increased likelihood of flooding and cyclonic activity along the Indian peninsula's coastline

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?