“This means that the more we develop new cities, the more we have to be mindful of not throwing people in the ditch with high heat.
This is a wake up call for urgent transformations to reduce the impact of the heat island effect. Between 1970 and 2018, #India’s urban population increased fourfold to 460 million. That’s more than one-third of Indians living in extreme vulnerability to #climate threats, impacting both productivity and health.”
https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/science_supplements/indiaa-record-breaking-heatwave-a-sign-of-worsening-climate-change-1503307453.html