Heatwaves are becoming more intense, frequent, and prolonged due to global warming, posing significant risks to ecosystems and human societies. Despite their profound impact, detailed regional assessments of extreme heat events remain limited, particularly in India. This study addresses the gap by syst...
Preparing for Extreme Heat in India: Using High-Resolution Climate Models to Explore the Impact of Rising Temperatures on Human Health and Labor ProductivityColin Shaw
In our new insight, we discuss the implications of heat stress in India and the impact on business operations and energy and food demand
“During summer months, we engage in social campaigns,” says Khyati Kakkad, a paediatrician at the LG Hospital in Ahmedabad, a city in western India that developed the county’s first heat action plan in 2013. “We talk to the public about the importance of staying hydrated, how to ...
Extreme Heat and Humidity, Qatar style Where I live, in Doha, it rains maybe five days each year, sometimes less. The other 360 days tend to be sunny and for the six months from mid-April to mid-October, downright hot. Let's get the numbers out of the way. From June to August, ...
In India, extreme heat has killed thousands of people during recent years. Temperatures reached almost fifty degrees in some areas.Doctors say people can do many things to protect themselves from the dangers of extreme heat, Stay out of the sun, if possible. Drink lots of cool water. Make ...
sayheat may be nature's most dangerous killer.Health experts say that since 1900,very hot weather has killed more people in America than any other naturalevent.In 1995,more than 600 people died in heat wave in Chicago.In India,extreme heat has killed thousands ofpeople during recent years....
But helping millions more women protect their livelihoods and their health in the face of unrelenting heat requires more funding.
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“In Odisha we have been experiencing severe temperatures the last few days, the heat here isn’t as high as northern India but here high humidity is also a factor,” Satyabrata Sahu, Odisha’s special relief commissioner told CNN Monday. Sahu said rainfall over the weeke...