Assessment of Temperature Anomalies Trend at Local Scale for Delhi, India

Singh, Surendra; Jat, Mahesh Kumar

doi:10.21276/ijee.2017.10.0110

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“…Continued exposure to extreme heat can lead to heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, cumulative psychological stress, and eventually death from hyperthermia. High temperatures also exacerbate pre‐existing chronic cardiovascular, cerebral, and respiratory conditions (Singh and Singhal, 2019, p. 97). In addition, higher temperature can result in large‐scale crop failures, shortages of water resources, and loss of power supplies.…”

Section: The Indian Summermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As climate change increases the duration, magnitude, and frequency of extreme maximum temperatures around the world, heatwaves become more severe and more numerous (Singh and Singhal, 2019, p. 97). According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, global warming has played a key role in extreme variations in temperature over the past 50 years.…”

Section: The Indian Summermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In particular, the likelihood that people living in high population density locations in India, China, and parts of Sub‐Saharan Africa will experience heatwaves has more than doubled. Since 2000, residents in these locations have experienced temperature rises of around 0.9°C or double the increase in average temperature (Singh and Singhal, 2019, p. 97).…”

Section: The Indian Summermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Annual surface air temperatures in the city have risen by 0.9°C (degrees Celsius) since 1901. The April to June average is even hotter due to the frequency of heatwaves and rising relative humidity (Singh and Singhal, 2019, p. 97). Delhi's population has also grown, from 405,819 inhabitants in 1901 to 16,787,941 in the last census (Joshi, 2011).…”

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The warming city: the increasing risk of summer fires in Delhi

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Rising temperatures are mainly associated with wildfires but the incidence of fire may also increase in the urban context. Yet, fire in Delhi, as elsewhere in the towns and cities of the global South, remains largely invisible despite the nearly 11 million people each year who are burnt severely enough to require medical attention. This article focuses on whether summer temperatures in Delhi are rising and whether higher temperatures and lower humidity contribute to a greater number of urban fires. The data strongly suggest a relationship between the warming city, an increasing number of summer fires, and rising global temperatures. Delhi, however, is only one example of an urban reality common to much of the global South. Similar questions about the incidence of fires and whether they are increasing need to be asked of other cities and towns that share the same vulnerabilities.

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Section: The Indian Summermentioning

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Section: The Indian Summermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Indian Summermentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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