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Detailed explanation-1: -The India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched an e-book, Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India- State: Tamil Nadu, in the city on Wednesday as part of the World Meteorological Day celebrations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Recently IMD brought out web based online “Climate Hazard & Vulnerability Atlas of India” prepared for the thirteen most hazardous meteorological events, which cause extensive damages, economic, human, and animal losses.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Atlas provides districts maps on Hazard events and vulnerability for all the calendar months and at annual scale. The Hazard maps are prepared based on the climatological data, census data on population and housing density and using different statistical and mathematical methods.

Detailed explanation-4: -UPSC Mains Q. Which institution released the ‘Climate Vulnerability Index’ Report? Notes: Climate Vulnerability Index has been recently released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). As per the report, over 80 per cent Indians live in districts vulnerable to climate risks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thunderstorms, torrential rains, landslides, floods, cold waves, heat waves, cyclones, droughts, dust storms, hail or snowstorms: in the first nine months of 2022, India experienced almost one extreme weather event per day, according to the New Delhi-based Center for Science and Environment (CSE).