New Delhi: The heat has wreaked havoc in India. Due to climate change, ‘Heatwave in India’ is becoming more and more dangerous. New research says that more than 90 percent of the country and the whole of Delhi is in the ‘danger zone’ of the effects of the Delhi Heatwave. The research has been done by Ramit Debnath and his colleagues at the University of Cambridge. Research says that ‘Loo’ has hindered India’s progress towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) more than before.
Heatwaves have killed more than 17,000 people in India over 50 years, according to research authored by M Rajeevan, former secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, along with scientists Kamaljit Ray, SS Ray, RK Giri, and AP Dimri, according to news agency PTI. Took it. In the research published in the year 2021, it was said that from 1971 to 2019, there were 706 heat wave incidents in the country. Thirteen people died of heatstroke at the award function of the Maharashtra government in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. Making it one of the highest numbers of deaths from any heatwave-related event in the country’s history.
To assess India’s climate vulnerability and the potential impact of climate change on SDG progress, researchers from the University of Cambridge have conducted an analytical assessment of the country’s Heat Index (HI) along with the Climate Vulnerability Index. Heat index actually calculates how the human body feels during this time keeping in mind both temperature and humidity.
The Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) is a composite index that uses various indicators for socioeconomic, livelihood, and bio-physical factors to study the impact of heat waves. The researchers used a publicly available dataset on state-level climate vulnerability indicators from the government’s National Data and Analytics Platform to classify hazard categories.
Research has shown that more than 90 percent of India is in the category of ‘highly alert’ or ‘at risk’ of heatwave effects through HI. At the same time, ‘low’ or ‘medium’ vulnerability is considered through CVI. States classified as ‘low’ in the CVI rankings were found to be at risk in the HI categories. This shows that the heatwave has exposed more people across India to extreme climate risk than estimated by the CVI. He warned that if India fails to address the effects of heat waves immediately, it could slow progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
