ISLAMABAD: Deadly heatwaves in South Asia — including Pakistan — are likely to become more common in the future, with the region’s exposure to lethal heat stress potentially nearly tripling if global warming isn’t curbed, researchers said. Still, with global temperatures already having risen more than 1C, “the need for adaptation over South Asia is today, not in the future. The new study used climate simulations and projected population growth to estimate the number of people who could experience dangerous levels of heat stress at warming levels of 1.5C and 2C. Pakistan and India already experience deadly heatwaves, with one in 2015 causing about 3,500 deaths, the study noted. As temperatures rise as a result of climate change, “a policy framework is […] needed to fight against heat stress and heat wave-related problems,” said T.V.

Source: Pakistan Today March 26, 2021 21:00 UTC