{"id":239067,"date":"2023-04-21T20:12:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T14:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=239067"},"modified":"2023-04-24T16:53:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T11:23:09","slug":"hapless-in-heat-as-extreme-summer-temperatures-hit-many-parts-of-india-are-govts-thinking-of-vulnerable-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hapless-in-heat-as-extreme-summer-temperatures-hit-many-parts-of-india-are-govts-thinking-of-vulnerable-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"HAPless In Heat – As extreme summer temperatures hit many parts of India, are govts thinking of vulnerable groups?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S<\/strong>ource<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cHAPless In Heat – As extreme summer temperatures hit many parts of India, are govts thinking of vulnerable groups?\u201d <\/b>published in The Times of India <\/b>on\u00a021st April 2023<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus<\/strong>: GS-3: Disaster Management.<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>: About the impact of heatwaves.<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: Heatwaves have forced schools to close in parts of Meghalaya and Tripura. Indian Meteorological Department has also issued warning to nine states facing heatwaves simultaneously.<\/p>\n

What are heat waves?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Read here: <\/strong>Heat strokes in India: Reasons and Impacts \u2013 Explained, pointwise<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How can heat waves be fatal?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Read here: In Maharashtra heatstroke deaths, the critical factor of humidity<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About heatwaves in India<\/h2>\n

Heatwaves have become India\u2019s new normal \u2013 longer, more frequent, and deadlier. A Lancet study last year reported a 55% increase in heat-related deaths over 17 years in India. Among age group of 65 years, heat-related deaths increased from 20,000 in 2000-2004 to 31,000 in 2017-2021.<\/p>\n

A Climate Transparency report found India lost 5.4% of its GDP to heatwaves in 2021, the highest among G20 nations. Another report found that 66% of India\u2019s workers are exposed to heat in their open-air jobs. These workers range from airports\u2019 outdoor staff to miners and construction workers.<\/p>\n

What are the challenges in mitigating heat waves?<\/h2>\n

a)<\/strong> India’s Heat action plans (HAPs) had not identified vulnerable groups and were designed for dry heat without considering local humidity levels, b)<\/strong> India barely records heat-related deaths, c)<\/strong> There is scant public awareness on dealing with wet bulb conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Must read:\u00a0Wet Bulb Temperature: Explained: India Heatwaves and the role humidity plays in making them deadly<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What should be done?<\/h2>\n

HAPs must be integral to city planning. India should also encourage reducing\/rescheduling work hours, allowing natural shade, and creating shelters at work sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cHAPless In Heat – As extreme summer temperatures hit many parts of India, are govts thinking of vulnerable groups?\u201d published in The Times of India on\u00a021st April 2023. Syllabus: GS-3: Disaster Management. Relevance: About the impact of heatwaves. News: Heatwaves have forced schools to close in parts of… Continue reading HAPless In Heat – As extreme summer temperatures hit many parts of India, are govts thinking of vulnerable groups?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10311,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,8331,10496],"class_list":["post-239067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-heatwave","tag-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704801128},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239067\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}