India’s economy at risk due to extreme heat: Cambridge University study revealed – countries lagging behind development goals due to heat wave

A taxi driver pours water on his head to beat the heat in Kolkata. – photo from ANI

Due to increasing heat year after year, there is a lot of pressure on the agriculture, economy and health of the people of the country. At the same time, the country’s efforts to eliminate poverty, inequality and diseases are also failing due to climate change. This has been revealed in a new study by Cambridge University. It has been published by a team of scholars.

Team leader Ramit Debnath said that since 1992, more than 24,000 deaths have been registered in the country due to heat wave. Due to the heat, air pollution has increased and the glaciers present in the mountains of North India have started melting. The country is witnessing severe weather almost every day from January to October, due to which the country may have to face many weather problems simultaneously.

90% of the country’s area became heat zone
Debnath told Reuters that almost 90% of India’s total area has become a severe heat zone and is not prepared to deal with this heat. He said that India has included Lu in its disaster relief package, but there is a need to speed up the pace of these plans.

Damage to GDP due to severe heat
Researchers also warned that due to extreme heat, the ability of people to work in the open could be reduced by up to 15%, the quality of life of about 4.8 million people could fall and the loss of 2.8% of GDP by 2050. Could