According to a World Bank report, India may experience intense heat waves that exceed human survivability. Several people have died in the country in recent decades as a result of intense heat waves.
The World Bank report titled “Climate Investment Opportunities in India’s Cooling Sector” said the country is experiencing higher temperatures that arrive earlier and stay far longer.
“In April 2022, India was plunged into the grip of a punishing early spring heat wave that brought the country to a standstill, with temperatures in the capital, New Delhi, topping 46 degrees Celsius (114 degrees Fahrenheit). The month of March, which witnessed extraordinary spikes in temperatures, was the hottest ever recorded”, it said.
Extreme weather events such as heatwaves and floods are expected to become more common in India as a result of climate change.
According to one study, if the global mean temperature rises by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the proportion of the total population and urban area exposed to successive extremes will rapidly increase.