Patralekha Chatterjee | As India gets hotter, it's time to act 'hyper-local'
1 year, 8 months ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | As India gets hotter, it's time to act 'hyper-local'

Deccan Chronicle  

The heat is on. A 2019 report by the International Labour Organisation titled Working on a Warmer Planet — The Impact of Heat Stress on Labour Productivity and Decent Work noted that in South Asia, “the country most affected by heat stress is India, which lost 4.3 per cent of working hours in 1995 and is projected to lose 5.8 per cent of working hours in 2030. Last December, Dr Jitendra Singh, minister of state for earth sciences, told Parliament that the National Disaster Management Authority and the India Meteorological Department are working with 23 states to develop Heat Action Plans. “Only two of 37 HAPs explicitly carry out and present vulnerability assessments.” The report goes on to say that in all 37 HAPs reviewed, vulnerability is primarily understood through the health implications of heat. The bottomline: in a hotter world, India urgently needs hyper-local heat action plans based on granular heat vulnerability assessment.

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Tamil Nadu Brace for Extreme Heat as State Warns of Heatwave
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Brace for Extreme Heat as State Warns of Heatwave

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu is bracing for heatwaves, with temperatures exceeding 40°C in several parts of the state. The government has declared a State-specific disaster, providing relief to people affected by heatwaves, including providing medical assistance and financial aid to those who have lost loved ones to heat-related causes. Tamil Nadu is one of the regions in India that is particularly vulnerable …

Heat, Health and Economic Toll Escalate in India as Climate Crisis Grips the Nation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Heat, Health and Economic Toll Escalate in India as Climate Crisis Grips the Nation

New Indian Express  

India is grappling with the harsh realities of climate change, with heat, health, and economic impacts escalating. The country is facing a 50% increase in potential labour hours lost to extreme heat since the 1990s, with economic losses valued at $141 billion in 2023. Rising sea levels threaten around 18.1 million Indians living less than a metre above sea level, …

My life at 50C: India’s new reality of extreme heat
3 months, 3 weeks ago

My life at 50C: India’s new reality of extreme heat

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Life at 50C: Delhi’s streets struggling to cope with heatwave At least 110 people died from heatstroke across the …

India reported 40,000 suspected heat stroke cases this summer
4 months, 4 weeks ago

India reported 40,000 suspected heat stroke cases this summer

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India has reported over 100 deaths and 40,000 cases of suspected heat stroke since the onset of summer in 2024, as of mid-June, according to the United Nations Call to Action on Extreme Heat released on Thursday. Heat exposure resulted in potential income losses equivalent to $863 billion in 2022. International Labour Organization data warns that over 70% …

‘International Cooperation is Required to Fight Heatwaves’: Climate Scientist Indu. K. Murthy
5 months ago

‘International Cooperation is Required to Fight Heatwaves’: Climate Scientist Indu. K. Murthy

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 23, 2024 17:21 IST - 7 MINS READ State governments and the Centre were caught on the back foot as they scrambled to implement heat action plans this summer as parts of India reeled under heatwaves, which killed 58 people in New Delhi alone. Governments must support research and innovation in heat resilience technologies and strategies, given …

Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months
6 months ago

Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A monthslong heat wave across swathes of India has killed more than 100 people and led to over 40,000 suspected cases of heat stroke in the past three and a half months, according to data from India’s Health Ministry. People rest under a stationary train coach on a hot summer day in Mumbai, India Climate experts also …

Centre asks states, UTs to submit daily data on heatstroke cases from March 1 | Top updates
6 months ago

Centre asks states, UTs to submit daily data on heatstroke cases from March 1 | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Wednesday issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories to submit daily the data on heatstroke cases and deaths from March 1 onwards. “Start daily submission of data on heatstroke cases and deaths, emergency attendance and total deaths from March 1, 2024 on IHIP portal under National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health,” the Ministry …

Cause and Effect | Delhi's scorching heatwaves call for urgent heat action plans
6 months, 1 week ago

Cause and Effect | Delhi's scorching heatwaves call for urgent heat action plans

Hindustan Times  

Over the weekend, Delhi witnessed its second longest continuous spell of heatwave days — Sunday was the sixth — in June since 2014 when the month saw seven heatwave days. Ahmedabad: A success story The pioneering Ahmedabad heat action plan was implemented in 2013, introducing multi-level coordination, a three-tier warning system, and an overall year-round scaling up of infra. The …

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Over 200 people, including dozens of workers on election duty, have died in the last …

A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday

Associated Press  

PATNA, India — A blistering heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, in eastern India with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius in parts of the country this week, officials said Friday. The heat wave came as hundreds of millions of Indians have been voting in a 6-week long general election, increasing health risks …

India may have recorded its hottest temperatures ever as Delhi faces extreme heatwave
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India may have recorded its hottest temperatures ever as Delhi faces extreme heatwave

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Heatwaves are clearly the single largest threat to India’s well being today.” Aarti Khosla, director of Climate Trends These …

Scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting Saturday
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting Saturday

LA Times  

A girl covers her head to shield herself from the sun as she walks to collect water from a municipal pipe outside Jammu, India, on Friday. A blistering heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, in eastern India with temperatures soaring up to 122 degrees in parts of the country this week, officials said Friday. …

Getting ready for heatwaves
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Getting ready for heatwaves

Hindustan Times  

A crushing heatwave that began more than a week ago has become unbearable since Monday. In Delhi, power consumption surpassed records and desperate families mobbed water tankers after their taps ran dry. A 40-year-old labourer who lived in a room with no air cooling died at a hospital during the week and the administration imposed fines on wasteful use of …

Heat wave alert: Which are the hottest cities in India this summer?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Heat wave alert: Which are the hottest cities in India this summer?

Hindustan Times  

There has been a near-record jump in the mercury across northern and western parts of India. Several states are reeling from an intense heat wave, and temperatures in a few parts have breached 50 degrees Celsius. Heat wave swelters North, West India Severe heat wave conditions swept across several states in India, including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, …

Need to hasten climate action as temps break records
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Need to hasten climate action as temps break records

New Indian Express  

The unprecedented rise in temperatures across north India—especially in Delhi, which recorded a historical high of 52.9°C on Wednesday—has given a glimpse into the dire future caused by human-induced climate change. The increased emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide produced by human activities are creating the effect of trapping heat and raising temperatures on …

Record-breaking heatwave grips India: Top 10 hottest locations
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Record-breaking heatwave grips India: Top 10 hottest locations

India TV News  

As temperatures soar across India, Delhi set a new national record on Wednesday with the mercury touching a scorching 52.3 degrees Celsius, marking the highest temperature ever recorded in the country. Northern regions, including Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, are experiencing similar oppressive heat, with temperatures nearing 50 degrees Celsius. Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh: 48°C Dehradun's record high Meanwhile, Dehradun also witnessed …

Heat Waves: 23 states have heat action plans but are they being implemented?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Heat Waves: 23 states have heat action plans but are they being implemented?

Hindustan Times  

Last year, earth sciences minister Kiren Rijiju informed Lok Sabha that the Indian Meteorological Department in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority and local health departments have started Heat Action Plans in many parts of the country. Such heat action plans were being implemented in 23 States prone to high temperatures, Rijiju said. Last year, the Centre for Policy …

Heatwave conditions continue in northwest India, temperatures set to rise further, says IMD
7 months ago

Heatwave conditions continue in northwest India, temperatures set to rise further, says IMD

India TV News  

The northwest region of the country continued to battle scorching heat as the blistering heatwave persisted unabated on Wednesday, with the mercury surging to 48 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan's Barmer, the highest temperature recorded in the country this year so far. At least 24 places in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh recorded maximum temperatures of …

Parts of northern India scorched by extreme heat with New Delhi on high alert
7 months ago

Parts of northern India scorched by extreme heat with New Delhi on high alert

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Parts of northwest India sweltered under scorching temperatures on Saturday, with the capital New Delhi under a severe weather alert as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country. India’s weather department expects heat wave conditions to persist across the north for the next few days, and has put several states on high alert. The extreme temperatures in …

Heatwave in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and UP, mercury to touch 45 degrees
7 months, 1 week ago

Heatwave in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and UP, mercury to touch 45 degrees

India Today  

The India Meteorological Department said heatwave conditions will prevail in Delhi and parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh for the next three days. In its latest weather bulletin, the Met Department said that heatwave conditions will prevail in parts of Punjab, Haryana, West Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa on Thursday. On Friday, West Rajasthan …

Heat of the moment
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Heat of the moment

The Hindu  

We end April by circling back to a conundrum we raised at the start of this month. Unregulated OTC drugs may spell graver health consequences – including drug abuse, increased risk of adverse drug reactions, delayed access to healthcare and possible compromise in storage of medicines. New evidence from the World Health Organisation shows the same antibiotics that were sold …

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

This March was the hottest on record globally, the 10th month in a row to hit this peak. This doesn’t feel surprising – most parts of India have been sweltering since last month, the India Meteorological Department or IMD hadd forecast heatwave conditions in parts of at least 10 States last week and it‘s only going to get worse in …

Severe heatwave alert for four states in next few days, says Weather Department
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Severe heatwave alert for four states in next few days, says Weather Department

India Today  

The India Meteorological Department on Friday issued a heatwave warning for various regions across the country. In its weather bulletin, the IMD said that areas in East and South peninsular India would likely experience a continuation of heatwave to severe heatwave conditions for the next five days. The IMD said that the regions which would experience severe heatwave conditions include …

Severe heat wave predicted in many States during second phase of polling
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Severe heat wave predicted in many States during second phase of polling

The Hindu  

Lakhs of voters will have to bear the searing heat when they step out to exercise their franchise in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26. The India Meteorological Department on April 25 warned of heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in parts of West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh during …

UP heat wave made at least two times more likely by climate change, shows analysis
1 year, 6 months ago

UP heat wave made at least two times more likely by climate change, shows analysis

The Hindu  

Climate change at least doubled the chances of heat wave in Uttar Pradesh which swept through the state recently, causing multiple hospitalisations, an analysis conducted using a metric called the Climate Shift Index shows. The analysis shows that certain parts of Uttar Pradesh reached CSI levels of three, indicating temperatures that have become at least three times more likely due …

CLIMATE CHANGE | India’s sweltering heatwaves cause unbearable suffering
1 year, 6 months ago

CLIMATE CHANGE | India’s sweltering heatwaves cause unbearable suffering

The Hindu  

Published : May 31, 2023 14:43 IST - 4 MINS READ Blistering heat has taken a toll on people’s lives in large parts of India as temperatures went as high as 45 degrees Celsius in recent weeks. If current warming trends continue, temperatures will rise so high that the human body’s ability to maintain a stable internal temperature and expel …

‘In a hot oven’: India heatwaves take a toll on most vulnerable
1 year, 6 months ago

‘In a hot oven’: India heatwaves take a toll on most vulnerable

Al Jazeera  

Impoverished labourers say despite record-breaking temperatures they have little choice but to work outdoors. “But the number of extremely hot days and heatwaves, which are consecutive hot days, have been increasing across the country,” he said, citing climate change and rising temperatures as “big drivers” behind the increase. “I cannot skip work … Working in the heat is like torture …

Scorching heat to rise in India in May, MeT department issues alert
1 year, 7 months ago

Scorching heat to rise in India in May, MeT department issues alert

Live Mint  

India is predicting blistering heat across swathes of the country in May, which could strain the power network, hurt the economy and threaten people’s lives. Parts of northeast India will The South Asian nation has been bracing for a searing summer after record-shattering heat in 2022 that caused widespread suffering and affected global wheat supplies. Heat waves trigger spikes in …

These ‘most-at risk’ hotspots globally vulnerable to deadly heatwaves in coming future, says study
1 year, 7 months ago

These ‘most-at risk’ hotspots globally vulnerable to deadly heatwaves in coming future, says study

Hindustan Times  

The effects of climate change are already being felt in many parts of the world, with extreme temperatures ranging from intense heatwaves to severe cold spells depending on the season. Statistically, these regions are also more likely to experience “record-breaking extremes than other areas.” Now, a study published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday revealed that specific regions around …

Heatwaves are preventing India from achieving development goals: Study
1 year, 8 months ago

Heatwaves are preventing India from achieving development goals: Study

Live Mint  

Heatwaves in India are not only affecting the health of the people but also impacting the economic and developmental goals of the country. A new study has revealed the impact of scorching heat on India's agriculture, economy, and public health. The study informs that India is currently “facing a collision of multiple, cumulative climate hazards” resulting in extreme weather events …

DC Edit | Summer may see extreme heat
1 year, 8 months ago

DC Edit | Summer may see extreme heat

Deccan Chronicle  

It’s summer and along with the season heatwaves are inevitable, particularly in El Nino years. It is also a freakish timing of the poll cycles that sees most general elections being held in the peak of summer, as they would probably be in 2024 as well, thus increasing the risk of exposure of people to the hazards of increasing wet …

Heatwaves in India becoming more serious; 90% of the country, Delhi in 'danger zone', says study
1 year, 8 months ago

Heatwaves in India becoming more serious; 90% of the country, Delhi in 'danger zone', says study

Firstpost  

New Delhi: According to a recent study, heatwaves are growing more common and severe in India as a result of climate change, with over 90 per cent of the nation being in the “extremely cautious” or “danger zone” of their effects. To assess India’s climate vulnerability and the potential impact of climate change on SDG progress, researchers at the University …

Weather update: 90 per cent of India, entire Delhi in danger zone of 'heatwave' impacts | KNOW DETAILS
1 year, 8 months ago

Weather update: 90 per cent of India, entire Delhi in danger zone of 'heatwave' impacts | KNOW DETAILS

India TV News  

Heatwave in India : Heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, with over 90 per cent of the country in the extremely cautious or danger zone of their impacts, according to a new study. It suggested that heatwaves have impeded India's progress towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals more significantly than previously …

90 percent of India, entire Delhi in 'danger zone' of heatwave impacts: Study
1 year, 8 months ago

90 percent of India, entire Delhi in 'danger zone' of heatwave impacts: Study

Hindustan Times  

Heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, with over 90 percent of the country in the "extremely cautious" or "danger zone" of their impacts, according to a new study. It suggested that heatwaves have impeded India's progress towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals more significantly than previously thought, and that the current …

90% of India vulnerable to heatwave impact, says study
1 year, 8 months ago

90% of India vulnerable to heatwave impact, says study

The Hindu  

Nearly 90% of India is in a “danger zone” from heatwave impact and almost all of Delhi is at the risk of severe heatwave impacts, which is not reflected in its recent state action plan for climate change, says a study published on April 19 in the peer-reviewed PLOS Climate. The study, by Ramit Debnath at the University of Cambridge, …

India’s heat is underestimated, harming progress, study says
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s heat is underestimated, harming progress, study says

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — The full extent of the damage from India’s sizzling heat that’s 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 Wednesday said. Extreme heat is placing 80% of India’s 1.4 billion population in danger but assessments of how vulnerable the country …

Tragic unpreparedness: on the Maharashtra heatwave incident
1 year, 8 months ago

Tragic unpreparedness: on the Maharashtra heatwave incident

The Hindu  

The state of the ongoing global climate crisis is such that India is going to have hotter hot days and more of them every year. On April 16, nearly a million people gathered on an uncovered ground in Navi Mumbai for an event in which social activist Dattatreya Narayan received a State award, with Union Ministers Amit Shah and Kapil …

Is India prepared for the threat of extreme heat waves and a ‘wet bulb’ summer? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 8 months ago

Is India prepared for the threat of extreme heat waves and a ‘wet bulb’ summer? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

There have been some dire predictions about how hazardous the heat is going to be this summer. India this year experienced its warmest February since 1877, and in November last year, the World Bank warned that India could become one of the first places in the world where wet-bulb temperatures could increase beyond the survivability threshold of 35°C. Furthermore, last …

India’s heat action plans exclude the most vulnerable: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s heat action plans exclude the most vulnerable: Report

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi-based think tank points out a lack of funding and preparation after analysing 37 regional and federal plans. Analysing 37 regional and federal heat action plans, the Centre for Policy Research found this week that the plans are not updated regularly, do not have separate budgets in most cases, have no legal support to implement them, and that the …

India’s warm weather plans can’t take the heat, report says
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s warm weather plans can’t take the heat, report says

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — With temperatures set to soar next month, Indian authorities need more resources and better preparation to deal with searing heat particularly for the most vulnerable communities around the country, a New Delhi-based think tank said. Analyzing 37 regional and federal heat action plans, the Centre for Policy Research found this week that the plans are not updated …

Most Of India's Heat Action Plans Fail To Identify Vulnerable Groups, Are Underfunded, Says Report On Heat Wave Adaptability
1 year, 8 months ago

Most Of India's Heat Action Plans Fail To Identify Vulnerable Groups, Are Underfunded, Says Report On Heat Wave Adaptability

ABP News  

India is experiencing unprecedented heat waves in recent years due to climate change. Most heat action plans do not identify and target vulnerable groups According to the report, only two of the 37 heat action plans assessed explicitly present findings on vulnerability. These include linking heat action plans to national climate funding mechanisms and exploring adding heat waves to the …

Without action plans, India’s poorest will continue to bear brunt of heatwaves: study
1 year, 8 months ago

Without action plans, India’s poorest will continue to bear brunt of heatwaves: study

The Hindu  

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-level meeting earlier this month to review the heatwave preparedness — a new report by the think-tank Centre for Policy Research on “How is India Adapting to Heatwaves?” indicates that the country is ill-prepared to face the heat. The centre analysed all the 37 heat action plans across 18 States, to evaluate how policy action …

Even with ‘moderate emissions’, India’s heat is set to get worse
1 year, 9 months ago

Even with ‘moderate emissions’, India’s heat is set to get worse

The Hindu  

The climate crisis is no longer a distant event that might happen in the future. The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that extreme heat events will grow with increasing global warming and that every increment of warming matters. Likewise, winter temperatures have also increased by 0.5º C to 0.9º C in 54% of India’s …

New Study Warns of Dangerously High Heat Levels in India as Global Emissions Rise in Coming Decades
2 years, 3 months ago

New Study Warns of Dangerously High Heat Levels in India as Global Emissions Rise in Coming Decades

News 18  

Many people living in tropical regions like India are likely to be exposed to “dangerously high” heat levels during most days of each typical year in the coming decades, warn scientists in their latest study on impact of climate change. “In the tropics and subtropics, where the dangerous Heat Index threshold was typically exceeded on less than 15% of the …

The threat of extreme weather to health, productivity and livelihoods of outdoor
2 years, 6 months ago

The threat of extreme weather to health, productivity and livelihoods of outdoor

Live Mint  

GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI : Vimal Sahu had seen enough Delhi summers to tell that it was not just another hot May day. Too hot to work For outdoor workers in India’s hottest regions, rising extreme heat will make work increasingly difficult, several studies have warned, shaving off billion hours of labour and productivity. A McKinsey report of 2020 estimates that heat-exposed …

South Asia’s intense heat wave a ‘sign of things to come’
2 years, 7 months ago

South Asia’s intense heat wave a ‘sign of things to come’

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, international scientists said in a study released Monday. The results are conservative: An analysis published last week by the United Kingdom’s Meteorological Office said the heat wave was probably …

India’s heatwave exposes divide in access to cooling equipment
2 years, 7 months ago

India’s heatwave exposes divide in access to cooling equipment

Al Jazeera  

Almost 323 million Indians at high risk from extreme heat amid lack of access to fans and refrigerators, report released last week finds. Heavy rain and thunderstorms in the New Delhi area early on Monday brought the scorching temperatures down to about 20C, with Mahesh Palawat, vice president of Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency saying in a social media …

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate crisis to be India’s biggest threat this century
2 years, 7 months ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate crisis to be India’s biggest threat this century

Deccan Chronicle  

In the age of climate change, seemingly disparate phenomena are actually deeply connected. Not every extreme weather event can be definitively linked to climate change, but scientists say climate change is leading to more frequent and more erratic and extreme weather — rising number of heatwaves, cyclones, droughts, unseasonal and heavy rainfall, lightning strikes, landslides, rise in sea level and …

How India’s heatwave is only set to get worse
2 years, 7 months ago

How India’s heatwave is only set to get worse

The Independent  

Naresh Ahirwar doesn’t stop working when the midday sun beats down on his construction site on the outskirts of Delhi, amid the sustained heatwave conditions that have afflicted northern India for well over a month. “Our heat action plans must ensure adaptation measures like public cooling areas, ensuring uninterrupted electricity, access to safe drinking water, and changing the work hours …

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