HEALTH-INDIA: THOUSANDS OF HEAT-WAVE DEATHS BLAMED ON NEGLECTRanjit Devraj
New Delhi— More than 50 deaths have been blamed on scorching early summer heat in India over the last week alone, as temperatures in northern and eastern regions have soared to record highs. Afterarriving early this year, the summer heat has been unrelenting, with temperatures climbing over ...
Soaring temperatures cause deaths in large numbers in various parts of India. The number of deaths vary with region and are influenced by the demographics and socioeconomic characteristics of the region. This study tried to estimate the number of deaths associated with exposure to heat in the diff...
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One of the direct and unavoidable consequences of global warming-induced rising temperatures is the more recurrent and severe heatwaves. In recent years, even countries like Malaysia seldom had some mild to severe heatwaves. As the Earth's average temper
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon significantly affects us by exacerbating heat discomfort, increased energy consumption, and urban air pollution. The
Extreme heat has led to the deaths of 30 million people in the last three decades (Vicedo-Cabrera et al. 2021). The 2003 European heat wave, for example, killed 70,000 people (Robine et al. 2008). Heat affects both rural and urban populations where there is increasing exposure to ...
heat wave that killed around 70,000, the 2010 Moscow heat wave where more than 10,000 died, and the2015 heat wavein South Asia with 3,500 deaths. The study warned that unless the upward trend of global warming is halted, heat waves will be more frequent and more severe in the future...
A deadly heat wave\uff08\u70ed\u6d6a\uff09 has happened in parts of India this year\uff0eTemperatures in parts of the country during the past few days have hit 48°C in some areas\uff0eOver 1\uff0c100people have been dead\uff0eVery hot weather is common in many parts of the ...
The heat wave of 2015 (HW15) received significant coverage in the international media, as it had dramatic impacts on large population centers and has been blamed for more than 2500 human deaths4. The impacts of recent heat waves are of particular concern since these events are expected to ...