Dealing with Heatwaves
Context: Between April and May 2022, around 350 million Indians were exposed to strong heat stress. Background of Rising Temperature in India Current situation: Summer temperatures across districts in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar on an average rose by 0.5-0.9°C, between 1990 and 2019. Similarly, winter temperatures have risen in about 54% of …