भोपाल में सरकारी बंगलों को बनाने के लिए लगभग 29 हज़ार पेड़ों को काटा जाना है. इससे पहले भी भोपाल में स्मार्ट सिटी और मेट्रो के लिए भारी मात्र में पेड़ काटे गए हैं. इसका सीधा असर शहर के तापमान पर हुआ है.
बढ़ते तामपान के चलते खुले में काम करने वाले मज़दूर सबसे ज़्यादा प्रभावित हैं. लिंग आधारित पहचान, भूमिहीन होना और योजना से वंचित होना इस कठिनाई को और बढ़ा देता है.
The gradual increase in temperature-related fatalities among women in India since 2005, as revealed by recent analysis, raises concerns over gender disparities in coping with extreme heat.
Every city is affected differently by heat waves. Therefore, every city needs to have a heatwave action plan. But MP has no such plan. | On Ground | Madhya Pradesh
It's official: July 2023 broke the record for the hottest month recorded on Earth, with 0.33º C more than the previous record of July 2019, the European Copernicus Observatory announced
As of June 30, 2023, Kerala reported the highest number of heatwave-related deaths, with a total of 120 fatalities. Gujarat followed closely with 35 reported deaths, as stated by Prof. Satya Pal Singh Baghel
“We need to step up efforts to help society adjust to what is, unfortunately, becoming the new normal,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a new appeal.