IMD has predicted a heat wave during the day with the maximum temperature of around 43 degrees Celsius.
Delhi, on Saturday, recorded a minimum temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, which is three points below the normal for the period, the India Meteorological Department confirmed. IMD also predicted a heat wave during the day for Delhi, with the highest temperature going up to around 43 degrees Celsius.
At around 8.30 am, the relative humidity was recorded at 57 percent while Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the 'poor' category. It was 219 around 8 am, as per Central Pollution Control Board data.
For those caught unaware, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', while between 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
The study, which is titled "Lethal heat waves are challenging India's sustainable development", was published in PLOS Climate by Ramit Debnath of University of Cambridge, Britain. It suggested how heatwaves made more likely by climate change will hamper India's progress toward its sustainable development goals.
Not to miss, India is aiming to achieve 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), such as no poverty, good health and well being, with decent work and economic growth. However, current climate vulnerability amid heatwaves linked to climate change will be harmful for India’s growth.
As per the authors, "This study shows that heat waves make more Indian states vulnerable to climate change than previously estimated with the climate vulnerability index.”
It added, "The heatwaves in India and the Indian subcontinent become recurrent and long-lasting, it is high time that climate experts and policymakers reevaluate the metrics for assessing the country's climate vulnerability. This offers a scope for developing a holistic vulnerability measure through international cooperation and partnership. Heat waves are getting more intense in India, putting 80 per cent of the country's people in danger, which remains unaccounted for in its current climate vulnerability assessment. If this impact is not addressed immediately, India can slow its progress towards sustainable development goals."
