Heat isn’t sparing Indians even at night this year with record-high minimum temperatures recorded in Delhi and several other cities.
All metro cities are seeing dozens of night with more than average temperatures. Mumbai, with its lack of trees and concretisation, has recorded the highest increase in number of hot nights among metro cities.
Even colder places in northeast are seeing an upward trend in night time temperatures.
Globally every human being on an average is seeing 5 more nights with hot temperatures.
Human body needs to cool down at night in order for us to fall asleep and be ready for next day. Consistent heat stress, even at night, increases chances of heatstrokes and long term illnesses.
There’s only one solution every scientific study says: We need to stop polluting our planet and be around trees, not concrete.
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