Summer conditions in South Asia have arrived every year early worrying, and after April only. Many India and Pakistan It is already swinging in the conditions of the heat wave, while scientists say it has become “new natural”.
The temperatures usually climb in the region until May, when they climax in June before the monsoon winds bring relief. But this year, the heat became early. “With regard to the Indian continent, there was a quick transition from a short window from spring conditions to summer -like heat,” said GP Sharma, head of meteorological at Skymet, a pioneering special forecast in India.
South Asia, home to 1.9 billion people, especially weak. Many people live in highly exposed areas and lack basic cooling, health care or water.
In Delhi, where Spring usually provides a short talisman of moderate temperatures, heat measuring devices rose to 40 degrees in April – “up to 5c above the seasonal average” – according to a report issued by Climameter, a platform that follows harsh weather events.
He said that “the change of the climate that a person” is responsible for the type of “dangerous” heat that has been seen in recent weeks.
“These spring heat waves are not anomalies. They are signals. We need to be aware of the work,” said Gyanmarko Minglu, climate expert at Singapore National University and co -author of the report.
The Delhi authorities urged schools to cancel the associations in the afternoon on Tuesday and issued emergency guidelines to ensure periods of water comfort and brothers of orally heavenly salts in first aid groups, and to treat any signs of heat stress immediately.
The temperatures in Jaipur, the capital of Rajstistan, reached 44 degrees Celsius, which led to heat reports between building workers and farmers. Other countries are also struggling with severe heat.
The Indian Meteorological Department reported “an abnormal number of free wave days.” Temperatures are expected to climb steady via the Indian subcontinent, with the expectations of the highest readings on Wednesday and Thursday.
Pakistan is also Tern. In the city of Shahid Banzir Abad in the province of Sind, mercury rose to 50 degrees Celsius – approximately 8.5 ° C above April average. In other parts of the country, temperatures were hovering in the high forties.
An opening article in a Pakistani newspaper in Al -Fajr newspaper said: “It was not considered rarely commonly worried, as climate change speeds up the frequency and intensity of such events,” an opening article in a Pakistani newspaper in Al -Fajr newspaper said. She said the country “is still sadly not prepared for the escalating climate crisis.”
Urban temperatures make things worse. Data that compares between 1950-1986 with 1987-2023 shows that cities such as Delhi and Islamabad are now hotter on average of nearby rural areas.
“When it comes to heat waves, the question is no longer related to climate change, but what kind of thresholds we get,” said Minglingo. “Prepare is necessary. But now, our infrastructure is not good.”
Natural climate volatility such as the Niwino cycle can affect regional weather, but it is now in a neutral stage.
The climate scale said: “Compared to the pre-1986 levels, similar meteorological conditions now produce temperatures of approximately 4C-because of the change of climate that a person moves,” said climate scale.
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South Asia is not alone. “In the months of the northern hemisphere, we already see conditions in parts of the Middle East that are not compatible with human life,” Minglu said.
“This is very dangerous for the population … We also expect the temperatures in the summer in Spain and France to reach unprecedented levels in the next few years,” he said. “Many of the events expected in 2050 or 2070 have already occurred. We have reduced the speed of change. What we see now is an acceleration – failed in our predictive models.”
“The only sustainable solution is to stop burning fossil fuels and reducing emissions. Without significantly reducing emissions and building climate flexibility through better insulation, using green energy, and other moves, the effects of attention,” said David Varanda, a scientist of senior climate scientists at the French National Center for Scientific Research and the co -author of the report.
“Even if we behave now, the climate system will take decades – sometimes for a century – to cool,” added. “Sea level level is already closed for hundreds of years.”
Both researchers emphasized economic inequality and infrastructure a decisive role in determining those who survive the intense heat. There are different thresholds of temperature – actual temperature, [humidity index] “The economic levels play a big role in how people deal with them,” Minglu said.
Delhi has updated her heat action plan, focusing on weak groups such as the elderly, building workers and street vendors. But the implementation is inconsistent.
Varanda said that the adaptation cannot be increasingly tolerated for many heat -exposed countries, as electricity networks in Hazaz caused widespread energy cuts. “When multiple events occur, there is often no escape,” he said.
Mingldo highlighted the need for innovation: “We need better isolated housing, materials that prevent energy loss, and architectural designs that enhance natural cooling. This can significantly reduce energy demand during severe heat.”
Varanda also said people must change their lifestyles. “The demand for energy continues to increase. If we want to survive in the coming decades, we must not only build more renewable energy sources, but also reduce energy consumption in general: through lifestyle changes, effective architecture, and better materials.”
