Heatwave across Pakistan

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Delhi 'unbearable' as temperatures near 50C​

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The Indian capital's power demand also soars to an all-time high as residents try to cope with the heat.

 

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Heat-related illnesses on the rise in Karachi amid shortage of ORS​

Faiza Ilyas
May 30, 2024

The female emergency ward of the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi runs out of beds due to a large number of patients who came to the health facility with complaints of heatstroke, acute dehydration or diarrohea, on Wednesday.—Fahim Siddiqi / White Star

KARACHI: Amid an acute shortage of oral rehydration salts (ORS) not only in Karachi but across the country, cases of heat-related illnesses are on the rise due to harsh weather conditions that prevail in the metropolis for more than a week, it emerged on Wednesday.

The heat-related illnesses include viral infections and diarrhoea. ORS is an effective treatment for diarrhoea and dehydration, but it has just disappeared from the city markets.

Sources said that many affected patients were reporting at general physicians’ clinics where they were prescribed symptomatic medications to reduce the severity of the symptoms and asked to increase fluid intake.

 

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Doctors say dozens of patients with heat exhaustion, heatstroke reported daily at CHK

Dr Khatri explained that heatwaves accelerated growth of all kinds of germs, including viruses. Hence, it’s common to see a spike in infectious diseases, especially viral infections, in persisting high temperatures. The symptomatic treatment provided relief to patients, helping them to build immunity against the infection.

Experts believe that the diarrhoea cases being reported these days are also directly linked to the ongoing heatwave, forcing people to consume cold juices being sold on roadsides that are often made with contaminated water or prepared with poor hygiene.

 

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Rain ends heat spell in many cities in Sindh​

Strong winds blow away solar panels from rooftops

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June 08, 2024

Commuters drive through rain on a road.

 

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Millions sweltering under extreme heat worldwide as summer arrives​

Record temperatures already reached in recent days are suspected to have caused hundreds if not thousands of deaths across Asia and Europe.

 

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Death toll tops 1,000 after Haj marked by extreme heat​

All told, around 10 countries have reported 1,081 deaths during the annual pilgrimage.

 

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35 Pakistanis among 900 perished during Haj, says official​

Director general of Pakistan’s Haj Mission also terms videos on social media of no one helping pilgrims "baseless".

 

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Bodies pile up as sweltering heat continues to torment Karachi​

Faiza Ilyas | Imtiaz Ali
June 25, 2024

 

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Light rain fails to end hot spell as seven more die from ‘heatstroke’ in Karachi​

Karachi sizzles at 40.5°C for fifth day in a row; feels-like temperature surges to 53°C.

 

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Karachi endures ‘hottest’ period after 2015 heatwave​

Faiza Ilyas
July 1, 2024

Citizens cool down amidst the hot weather at Sea View Beach in Karachi on June 30. — APP
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- Met official says city’s monthly average temperature remained 4 degrees Celsius higher than average during the ongoing heatwave - High levels of humidity make weather ‘very difficult to bear’ - With 39.2°C on Sunday, feels-like temperature surges to 55°C at 5pm

KARACHI: The city remained in the grip of sweltering weather conditions for the eighth consecutive day on Sunday on account of continued disruption of the sea breeze caused by a low atmospheric pressure area prevailing over southeast of Karachi.

Chief Meteorologist Dr Sardar Safaraz told Dawn that the current weather conditions were the hottest since the 2015 heatwave during which the maximum temperature surged to 44.8°C.

“We are seeing a repeat of similar weather conditions after nine years. The deviation from monthly average temperature remained around or above four degrees Celsius in Karachi during the ongoing heatwave,” he said when asked about the intensity of the ongoing heatwave.

 

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Climate change, extreme heat have adverse impact on economic output​

Global warming and extreme weather phenomena can increase inflation and the debt-to-GDP ratio.

What happens to an economy when it is hot outside? Globally, record-breaking temperatures have been witnessed in the past few years. Evidence shows that heat waves dampen economic output, causing GDP losses and exacerbating further global inequality. Similarly, projections for the US economy show that rising temperatures could reduce economic growth by up to one-third over the next century.

Nonetheless, the assumption that the economic damage from global warming is only confined to the agriculture sector is no longer true as climate change and environmental degradation pose significant risks to macroeconomy and financial systems. For example, climate change will affect individual and household income, sectors of the economy, energy markets, inflation variability, financial markets, innovation, and rising public debt, among others.

While rising global temperatures have profound impacts on economies all over the world, the phenomenon is still poorly understood due to the complexity of climate-related risks and their interactions with the real economy.

 

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Sea breeze brings relief to Karachi after days of sweltering heat​

Met Office records July 1 as “warmest” night in six decades.