India set to face hotter heatwaves amid preparation gaps: Study

As summer arrives, India braces for the onslaught of heatwaves, despite having substantial heat action plans in place.

-  NITIN KUMAR

A recent study by the World Weather Attribution group reveals significant gaps in preparedness, including underfunded plans, inadequate consideration of local contexts, insufficient targeting of vulnerable groups, and a lack of periodic evaluations.

The incidents of extreme temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in April, which affected billions of people across Asia, were intensified and made more probable by humaninduced climate change, according to the rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists from the World Weather Attribution group.