Extreme Heat and Heatwave testing everyone across most of India
By Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (45846)
India
May 20, 2024 11:10am CST
May to July are the months of extreme heat across most of India.
However, this year, large parts of India are having temperatures above 42 C - in fact nearly 46 to 47 C - so 1 to 3 C above normal.
It is a heatwave coupled with dangerous and dehydrating dry winds called as "Loo".
It feels like a Desert outside.
People with means do manage to keep themselves hydrated.
Yet those exposed to high heat and not so sufficient means can suffer.
They are more exposed to heat stroke and dehydration.
State and Central Governments are doing arrangements to tackle the situation and response is better than what it was some 8 to 10 years back.
Yet much more needs to be done
Some reports point to cutting of many shade providing trees for more cultivable land in many parts of India.
And now people are bearing the consequences....
Will all of us do something!!
A big question!
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11 responses
@snowy22315 (172616)
• United States
20 May
You poor people. I could not live like that.
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
20 May
@snowy22315
Our electricity bills are up to a big extent.
Air conditioning is a must.
Yet life is so tough for those who have to live without air conditioning.
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
22 May
@HaruLoid
What's the maximum temperature that you have experienced in the last few years?
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
23 May
@HaruLoid
Oh ! That's way too high !
Do you live near a Desert area?
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
24 May
@HaruLoid
Then it would be also under the threat of Rising sea level Floods risk.
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
22 May
@youless
Do any of your cities got record breaking high temperatures this year?
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
24 May
@youless
Yes such weather phenomenon are also a result of Climate change.
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@sathviksouvik (18343)
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22 May
In calcutta it is raining but there is heavy humidity so it is reducing the heat
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
22 May
@sathviksouvik
The heat in Kolkata (Calcutta) is of a higher humidity on an average than Delhi and surroundings.
However one day it recorded a peak of 43 C plus.
It must have been very terrible then.
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@GooglePlus (3833)
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20 May
We had rain for 2 days then she left us for last 8 days now. I can't sleep at night even when I have two fans on ( one ceiling fan and another one is table fan) I usually avoid going out after 11am and stay inside office till 5pm.post that I will take tea break.
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@arunima25 (86224)
• Bangalore, India
20 May
Live consciously. Make choices that would help protect environment. Be it saving electricity, reducing pollution, planting trees, saving water, no to plastic, eco friendly purchase and life choices...there is a long list and every small step counts. Wish that we are more thoughtful and responsible with all the choices that we make.
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
20 May
@arunima25
Yes many of us know what to do but don't take even small steps!
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
22 May
@arunima25
I think we can do more in water conservation.
I see some parks where kids are not allowed to play cricket or Football.
Yet they have more of the plants and less trees.
One can give recommendations to the management but often things are not implemented on the ground.
I hope that someday we see a big pro environment movement all over India.
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
23 May
@arunima25
Such issues are never the talk of elections - they should be.
Plus Centre and State Governments need to bury their differences and work on Climate change mitigation.
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@popciclecold (36128)
• United States
20 May
Wow, cutting the shade trees, that sounds awful. Trees helps a lot. Sure hate to hear that.
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@kaylachan (60572)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 May
Well, you can always plant a tree.
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
20 May
@kaylachan
Yet what about those Thousands of trees cut in the name of Infrastructure and development?
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
22 May
@just4him
There has to be a balance between Ecology and Development.
Yet the way things are going not only in India but also elsewhere, things do not look good for the whole planet.
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
22 May
@JudyEv
Yes and in many places, Trees are cut and new trees grown in alternate locations often to get Carbon Offset points.
Yet, new saplings take time to grow.
A newly growing tree cannot provide as much shade as an old tree which gives more shade.
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@ptrikha_2 (45846)
• India
20 May
@Kandae11
Some employers ask their employees to take a break from 12 pm to 4 pm ( sort of afternoon siesta).
Some work early, some late in the night.
Yet many in the informal sector suffer.
Their life is so tough.
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