"If we cannot find a way to mitigate the climate change (reduce the heatwave days) and help people adapt to heatwaves, there will be a big increase of heatwave-related deaths in the future, particularly in the poor countries located around the equator." A key finding of the study shows ...
Despite health warnings of high chances of heatstroke, dehydration and fatality, more than 1,100 deaths have been recorded (as of May 27). However these figures are expected to escalate. Construction workers, the elderly and young are vulnerable. Taxi drivers stopped work between 11am and 4pm...
There were 3,249 deaths during the summer months (May to September) and 6,131 deaths outside of the summer season. Extended Data Fig. 3 Population attributable fractions (PAF) of heatwave using CMA, WMO, and NOAA definitions. Note: The bar plots indicate the weighted PAF of heatwave days...
In May 2016, Phalodi in Rajasthan recorded India's highest-evertemperatureof 51 Celsius (123.8 Fahrenheit). The Indian Meteorological Department said severe heat could stay for up to a week across Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh states. Several deaths from ...
Several deaths from heatstroke have already been recorded. A red alert severe heat warning has been issued in the capital New Delhi as temperatures passed 46 Celsius, and residents were advised not to go out during the hottest hours of the day. ...
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000 excess deaths6. This tendency is illustrated by the recent cluster of consecutive exceptionally hot and dry summers of 20187, 20198and 2020. European heatwaves are projected to increase disproportionately compared to the global mean temperature in the future9but the underlying reasons are not ...
This extra strain on the heart is why there is an increase in deaths from heart attacks and strokes when temperatures soar. And as the blood heads to my skin, it's my brain that loses out. Blood flow goes down and so does my short-term memory. ...
"Most of these deaths occur in men aged 30-45. These are working class, blue-collar men who have no option but to be working in the scorching heat," Somvanshi said. There are no laws in India that prevent outdoor activity when temperatures breach a certain level, unlike in some Middle...
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