A massive majority (84%) of Indians seem convinced that <keyword id="6366055" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="global-warming" source="Orion">global warming</keyword> is a reality that can no longer be ignored. This is 15 per cent higher than in 2011, when 69 per cent of Indians were of the opinion that global warming was now a reality. This was revealed by a nationwide survey conducted by CVoter on behalf of the Yale Program of <keyword id="14334192" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="climate-change-communication" source="Orion">Climate Change Communication</keyword>. The survey was conducted between October 2021 and January 2022 and covered a scientifically designed random sample size of 4,619 adult Indians who were above 18 years of age. Clearly, as the effects of climate change seem visible in the communities where they live, global warming is now an important issue for contemporary Indians. A similar survey on climate change was conducted in late 2011 and the responses have been compared to get an inkling about awareness levels of Indians. Yet, the survey by CVoter on behalf of Yale also reveals that a lot of Indian respondents needed to be provided with a short definition of global warming and how it affects weather patterns before they agreed with the contention that global warming is indeed happening. Awareness levels were not very high without the respondents being provided with a definition and a short description. For instance, the survey reveals that 54 per cent of Indians either know just a little about global warming or have never heard of it while a small minority of 9 % stated that they know a lot about global warming. Speaking on the subject, Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz of <keyword id="6378934" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="yale-university" source="Orion">Yale University</keyword> said, "It is important to note, however, that lack of awareness of the issue does not mean that individuals have not observed changes in local weather and climate patterns, as evidenced in the Observations, Vulnerabilities, and Resilience to Local Weather Events section later in this report." Dr. Jagadish Thaker of the University of Auckland, said, "This suggests that many people in <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> may have observed changes in their local climate and weather patterns without understanding that these changes are related to the broader issue of global climate change." About three in four people in India have noticed changes in <keyword id="47162" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rainfall" source="Orion">rainfall</keyword> in their area in the last 10 years. India is geographically diverse, and different parts of the country experience different patterns of heat, rainfall, and extreme weather. A large majority of people in India say they have observed changes in local climate and weather patterns in their own area. Nationally, more than four in ten people in India (46%) say the average amount of rainfall in their local area has increased over the past 10 years, while 30 per cent say it has decreased, and 22 per cent say it has stayed about the same. Compared to 2011, a higher percentage of people in India now say the average amount of rainfall in their local area has increased over the past 10 years (+12%), while a smaller percentage say it has decreased (-16%). Speaking on the issue, Yashwant Deshmukh, founder and director of <keyword id="15310706" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="cvoter-international" source="Orion">CVoter International</keyword> said, "The trendlines are clear. Over the past decade, Indians have become much more concerned about climate change, supportive of climate policies, and want the Indian government to be a global leader on climate change." Additionally, 35 per cent of the respondents in India stated that they hear about global warming from media platforms at least once a week. A majority of Indians (57 per cent) think global warming is the result of human activities while 31 per cent think the change is due to natural causes. When it comes to Indians personally experiencing the effects of global warming, there has been a 24 per cent jump compared to 2011 with 74 per cent of the respondents agreeing with the contention. <h2>Recommended stories:</h2> <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="94931298" title="Ocean warming rates to quadruple by 2090 if climate change not mitigated: study" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"><payload><![CDATA[seealso]]></payload></div> <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="94857051" title="2022 Pakistan floods that killed almost 2,000 termed one of world&amp;#39;s biggest climate tragedies ever" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"><payload><![CDATA[seealso]]></payload></div>

Survey reveals 84% Indian adults believe global warming cannot be ignored; only half attribute it to human-related causes

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Experts believe that <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>'s COVID-19 death toll is far higher than official numbers suggest.</li><li>One study estimates that between 1.8m and 2.4m people in India have died from the virus.</li><li>Reports suggest that Indian officials have attempted to suppress the true figures.</li></ul>India's true COVID-19 death toll could be 5 to 7 times more than the official figures suggest, according to <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/06/12/more-evidence-emerges-of-indias-true-death-toll-from-covid-19">The Economist</a>.Earlier this year, the country was ravaged by a disastrous second wave of COVID-19, with widespread reports of hospitals overflowing and oxygen shortages. The Indian <keyword id="6354750" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="health">health</keyword> ministry claims that since the start of the pandemic, a little over 411,000 people have lost their lives to the virus. Experts now believe that the official figure is a fraction of the true death toll.A recent paper by Christopher Leffler of Virginia Commonwealth University in America, cited by The Economist, estimates that between 1.8 million and 2.4 million people have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. If true, that would mean India has by far the highest COVID-19 mortalities worldwide. Currently, the US has the highest official death toll, with over 6o0,000 recorded deaths, according to the John Hopkins University. Another study cited by The Economist, based on insurance claims in the Indian state of Telangana, suggests that the virus death toll could be six times more than the official figures suggest.The Indian government has rejected these reports, claiming that they are not based on scientific evidence. <div type="image" title="india covid second wave" height="1772" width="2362" msid="84497811" hostid="261"></div>Yashwant Deshmukh, chairperson of CVoter polling group, told The Economist that the misleading official figures were "not about capacity, but intent.""And it's not about the central government or a particular party. It is about data suppression at every level, no matter who is in charge."According to <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/30/india-coronavirus-pandemic-case-fatality-rate-data-undercounting-modi-vardhan-bjp/">Foreign Policy</a>, the way the Indian government records COVID-19 fatalities has obscured the true death toll.The first problem, according to the magazine, is that India's death registration system already under-reported deaths before the pandemic. This is partly because many Indians do not receive medical treatment before passing and many deaths are not medically certified.But some problems in registering deaths are specific to the pandemic. India's official guidance states that if a person dies without being tested for the virus or had tested negative but displayed symptoms, their death should be classified as a "suspected or probable COVID-19".But officials from several Indian states told Foreign Policy that only people who had tested positive for the virus and then died soon after in hospital, with a clear disease progression, were counted as official COVID-19 deaths.The magazine added that most states in India had established "death audit committees," which examine death certificates to determine what should be classed as a COVID-19 death. In some cases, the deaths of people with comorbidities were attributed to those conditions rather than to COVID-19.India has now mostly overcome its second wave, reporting roughly 40,000 new cases a day, according to John Hopkins University. At its peak, India accounted for roughly <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/who-india-covid-cases-global-b1842369.html">half of the world's COVID-19 cases</a>, according to the World Health Organization.

India's true COVID-19 death toll could be as high as 2.4 million, 6 times the official figures, experts warn

<ul><li>According to the poll, only 27% Indians are staying at home or have decreased their social interactions.</li><li>It also showed that 73% Indian population has not taken any precautions.</li><li>The survey also reported that only 45 per cent people globally are adopting staying home and curtailing social interaction as a precaution to stop the spread.</li></ul>With the number of novel <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> (Covid-19) patients reaching 433 in India, only 27 per cent people here said that they have adopted the expedient of staying back at home and started avoiding social interactions to combat the pandemic, a survey report said on Monday. The findings were revealed by the IANS-CVoter-Gallup International Association Corona Tracker 1 that was conducted in 22 countries around the world, with more than 22,000 respondents interviewed in an exclusive first Global Poll on Covid-19. In each country, a representative sample of men and women was interviewed over the last two weeks either face to face, via telephone or online. According to the poll, only 27 per cent Indians are staying at home or have decreased their social interactions to protect themselves from Covid-19, while 73 per cent people have not taken any precautions. The survey also reported that only 45 per cent people globally are adopting staying home and curtailing social interaction as a precaution to stop the spread. The survey also claimed that people in Italy, which has been worst hit by the pandemic with over 6,000 deaths, 93 per cent of the people arefollo staying back at home and are following social distancing. At 90 per cent, Austria scored the second highest number of people staying back at home. On the other hand, in Turkey, only 11 per cent of its population took the precautions of staying at home and social distancing. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/data-of-coronavirus-patients-state-wise-in-india/articleshow/74669748.cms">Coronavirus cases in India state wise</a>

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Survey reveals 84% Indian adults believe global warming cannot be ignored; only half attribute it to human-related causes

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India's true COVID-19 death toll could be as high as 2.4 million, 6 times the official figures, experts warn

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Only 27% of Indians are staying home in spite of lockdowns says survey

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