Urban Heat Management: Crisis and Solutions | DTE Call For Action

In 2023 and 2024, India experienced record-breaking heat, and its health system felt the strain. Several Indian cities witnessed the early arrival of heat waves, which increased in severity and frequency.
For instance, a record-breaking 39-day heat spell from May 13th to June 20th in Delhi turned the city into a virtual furnace, with temperatures consistently exceeding 40 degrees. These conditions were not just confined to Delhi; several Indian cities faced similar harsh conditions, forcing citizens to confront the dire consequences.
The India Meteorological Department and the Ministry of Earth Sciences report a 62% increase in heatwave-related deaths over the past 20 years, driven by a 138% rise in heat waves. Delhi alone recorded 270 deaths by mid-2024.
Can we actually reverse the devastation of these extreme heatwaves? Do we have adequate adaptive measures and infrastructure in place? Stay with us as we explore these crucial issues and uncover what’s at stake for our future.
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[@sharadsrivastava2312]

Hi Nimish - one of the main reasons we struggle to solve this problem is that most programs are in languages that aren't understood by the common person. If these programs were available in local languages, more people could understand their impact and how they can contribute to solving the issue.

[@shawnmendes9705]

My request to all viewers. The 16th finance commission is open for suggestions. Please suggest them, all of us, to include HEAT WAVES into the category of natural disasters. So that more funds can be used by states for mitigation. And also to provide financial assistance to people who succumbed to Heat stress.

[@HarshitSingh-zu8cc]

Kudos to those who think Govt will give a damn😂

[@-AkhilTej-]

🎯💎🏆 Great insightful & fruitful video 🏆💎🎯 लोकः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु ( May all beings lead prosperous life across Globe 🌍 )

[@TheParticleMuon]

Very good work. More awareness is needed in this area.

[@anujgurjar8590]

Very insightful video for Architects and Urban planners.

[@pravesh089]

Truly education. No exaggeration, no sensationalisation, just fact based content easy to understand for a lay-person. I hope more people will watch this and hopefully climate change would become our first priority.

[@jamesmatheson9624]

The very best thing that I hope that we do is we start making 6 km inflatable mountains and we spray water on top of the mountain so that it freezes and we blow a cool breeze on the ground and if we make enough of these mountains we can remake the Arctic anywhere in addition there is a system with this that can make endless freshwater another thing inflatable mountains can do is we can put fans inside of the mountains so that when air travels through the mountain it is filtered so that pollution is contained within the filters in the mountain and when the air comes out the other side it has been freed of pollution

[@Saurabhkumar-27]

*Thank's Down To Earth 🌎*

[@tanyapandey-bj1vj]

Very very informative and useful for real life and for exam preparation thank you

[@krishnakant_sahu]

Really Commendable work

[@ashwinisingh5920]

While all the solutions provided were commendable.. but the major reason behind all causes.. Is that India is converting from a market economy to a market society driven by materialism, mimickingthe west(economic survey 2023-34).. This needs to be tackled in a long-term approach by “ lifestyle for environment” - LiFE

[@ManjuHS9841]

God save us

[@sampritipal4671]

Great analysis 👍🏻

[@priyapurohit8412]

Amazing video!

[@Sahitya-d9o]

Very well explained

[@touchyourvibes]

Sir your look and voice like nimesha pradhan ( upsc cse topper). thank you for this informative video

[@archanadhanekar5680]

Make a video on Chhattisgarh

[@AdityaPandey-yl2ui]

The fight against HEATWAVE is fight for our future.😢

[@sushmajoshi8666]

Remove all the tarmac now. Also all the hydrodams. Turning wheat straw to artificial pressed boards is a great idea: but not if the adhesives used are petroleum derived glues and additives. Pressure and natural glues should be used. Use vajra mortar (Nepalese traditional mortar made of lime/choona and brick dust) to build: not cement. All highways must be converted to water canals. And of course, ban all automobiles.

[@dr.surajbhansingh613]

thanks

[@pramodrana1527]

😊

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[@7bullets54]

Mujhe gpay krdi

[@gulshanparmar1587]

❤

[@chamanbabu9912]

Human will responsible for destroying themselves..