New Delhi: India can expect higher temperatures above this heat and is taking a toll on life and livelihood with more heatwave days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) warned.
India is not a stranger for scorching summer, but climate change in the years of scientific research has shown that heatwaves become longer, more frequent and more intense.
Summer in India lasts from April to June, when the temperature often exceeds 45 degrees Celsius at the peak of the season.
This year, the hot weather season will see the “up-general” maximum temperature in most parts of the country, the country’s weather office said in a forecast on Monday night.
The number of heatwave days, when abnormally high temperatures are recorded above several degrees above a long -term average, will also increase.
“10 heatwave days or more can be expected, especially on East India”, leading heat tension, Mritiunjay Mohapatra, the boss of the weather bureau, told reporters.
India usually experiences four to seven heatwave days between April and June.
Infants, the elderly, people with health problems and external workers are particularly unsafe for warm temperatures.
As a result, heat stress can cause signs ranging from dizziness and headache to organ failure and death.
Residents of the city surrounded by concrete, brick and other heat-absorbed surfaces also face a high risk.
Prolonged power grids and transport systems such as extreme heat can also stress infrastructure.
IMD said that heat action plan should be prepared to resolve those challenges.
This involves providing access to cooling centers, releasing heat advice and implementing strategies to reduce urban heat island effects in affected areas, “it said.
India swooped through its longest heatwave last year, in which the temperature regularly passed through 45 ° C.
The World Health Organization has calculated that heat kills at least half million people every year, but warns that the real figure may be 30 times more.
