Northern parts of the country and the Himalayan region will be the worst hit by climate change in India and warming will be greater over land than sea, according to a latest report.

“In the 2020s, the projected warming is of the order of 0.5-1.5 degrees Celsius, by the 2050s, three degrees Celsius and by the 2080s, around 4 degrees Celsius. Warming will be greater over land than sea and it is projected over northern parts of the Indian landmass and over the Himalayas,” says a joint India-UK report on potential impact of climate change and adaptation in India which was launched here on Thursday.