BENGALURU, India: The full extent of the damage from India's sizzling heat that is causing more deaths, illnesses, school shutdowns and crop failures is underestimated by lawmakers and officials in the country and slowing the nation's development, a study on Wednesday (Apr 19) said. Extreme heat is placing
BENGALURU, India: The full extent of the damage from India's sizzling heat that is causing more deaths, illnesses, school shutdowns and crop failures is underestimated by lawmakers and officials in the country and slowing the nation's development, a study on Wednesday said.
Debnath and a team of researchers analysed the methods currently used to work out India’s vulnerability to heat and climate change alongside measurements of the country’s progress toward goals like eliminating poverty and hunger and promoting equity, health, education and curbing climate change - known as the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
India is already experiencing roasting temperatures this year and some states are currently in the midst of another heat wave: On Sundayand several others fell ill as they waited in a blistering 38 degree Celsius-heat for a public event organised by the local government to begin in the outskirts of the Indian city of Mumbai. The eastern Indian state of West Bengal closed all colleges this week due to scorching heat. This February was recorded as the warmest February in the country in 122 years.
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