: Hit by dangerous heatwaves, cities around the world are exploring new ways to keep people safe #IndiaNEWS As fossil fuel emissions creep higher, warming up the planet, they are fuelling harsher, longer

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Hit by dangerous heatwaves, cities around the world are exploring new ways to keep people safe #IndiaNEWS
As fossil fuel emissions creep higher, warming up the planet, they are fuelling harsher, longer and more frequent heatwaves that can kill greater numbers of people.Parts of India and Pakistan in May saw temperatures hit an unbearable 50 degrees Celsius – a spike scientists said was 30 times more likely because of climate change.This week, heatwaves of well above 38 degrees Celsius are expected across a wide swathe of the United States – and even normally comfortable London was predicted to top 32 degrees Celsius on June 17.“These temperatures should serve as a dire warning for all of us ... to better prepare to manage dangerous heatwaves,�? warned Francesco Rocca, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societes.But while preparations are lagging globally, experts say, many cities are exploring innovative ideas to keep people safe – from insurance policies that fund preparations ahead of a heatwave to shade canopies that generate solar power.Here is what you should know about growing heat risk – and how to deal with it:Heatwave risksOften termed “silent killerp��X]�]��XY�[ܙHX]�XX�YX�[�[�H�����X[^���^K��]�X�]�H[��و��HX]���݈]�YK�]X]Y�ܘ]�][���KY^�[���[��X�[]Y��X��X��X�K^H�H����X�K����XY[ܙH

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