HEALTH-INDIA: THOUSANDS OF HEAT-WAVE DEATHS BLAMED ON NEGLECTRanjit Devraj
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon significantly affects us by exacerbating heat discomfort, increased energy consumption, and urban air pollution. The
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...
The recent increasing trend in the frequency and intensity of heatwaves is often attributed to cli- mate change2–4. However, we need more detailed analyses because year-to year variations are large. The European heat wave of August 2003 caused total deaths of about 35000 with more than 14,...
heat wave (redirected fromheat-wave) heat wave A period of time in which the weather is unusually and persistently hot.Our summers are usually very mild here, but we've been in the midst of a heat wave recently that's made it feel like the tropics!
A man sleeps on his rickshaw on a street in New Delhi, India, amid a deadly heat wave, May 31, 2024.ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty The scorching heat has resulted in deaths of more than 50 people across India, most dying of suspected heat stroke and other heat-related symptoms. At least 29 ...
Yin et al. analyzed the spatiotemporal distribution and risk of heat waves by apparent temperature, population and NDVI data, and the results showed that the eastern part of China deepens economic development while taking heat wave risk into account31. Here we better reflected the spatial ...
Over the past decade, average annual heat wave frequency has increased by 50% globally compared to pre-industrial averages. Parts of the world are getting hit much harder. Studies show the likelihood of extreme heat waves in India and Pakistan, for example, has increased by a staggering 150 ...
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India has been substantially affected by deadly heatwaves in the past due to the warming climate and increasing population5,6,7,8,9,10,11. For instance, heatwaves during 1998 and 2015 caused more than 2000 deaths each in India. More importantly, exposure to the severe heatwaves5, heat ...