They are 10:00 in the morning y The heat is already pressed In the suburbs of Ahmedabad, west India. Supnaben Sunara, the mother of 30 years of age and three children, has completed her morning tasks. Find the breathing of heat in the shade of a neem tree, which is a species that supports high temperature and drought.
Sunara spends most of the day on the outskara, which has a low income of about 800 families because at home Tin roof It’s still hot. The interior temperature may be even greater, especially when the 40ºC is high. It was different, but now it happens regularly. And This year, the heat started three weeks ago in previous yearsTouch 43ºC at the beginning of April.
“Sometimes it does it So much heat I can’t think clearly“Sunara says, a black smart watch contradicts his colorful bracelets and her sari. One at the Sunara 204 Wanchara people go What They have received smart clocks for a year’s study Time to discover how heat affects communities that are vulnerable around the world. Clocks They measure the heartbeat And the pulse and control DreamAnd participants under the weekly restrictions of blood pressure.
Researchers painted some roofs Reflective paint to reduce heat Interior and compare them with homes without new roofs Internal heat sensors. Accompanied by smart watches, this will help you understand New roofs can help homes Poor to deal with Abasadorce de la India.
The tsunara, which is not installing a cold roof, says she is happy to be carrying the clock and is sure that the results will help her family. “Maybe they are drawn to my roof. They can Do something that will help all people From this area to support the heat, ”says Sunara.
Killer Heat is the new defaults in India
Cities like Ahmedabad have always had hot summer but now they approach the entrance The exhibition will be deadly for more than a few hours. In the summer of 2010, the city was almost witness 1,300 deathsMore .
Booming planet in increasinglyDue to the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and gas that emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, it means that hot areas are hot.
Estimated a study conducted by 2023 Average global temperature is constantly increasing Up to 2 ° C, there will be an increase in 370% of the heat -related deaths Worldwide, most occur in the southern and southeast of Asia and Africa.
“It’s about A great concernAlso shows Thermal space between the poor and the rich“Abhiyant Tiwari, a part of the Committee of the Natural Resources Protection Council and a group of investigations in Ahmedabad.
After the 2010 tragedy, municipal authorities are designed with the help of experts in public health and heat The action plan to notify citizens when the heat reaches dangerously Prepare city hospitals to respond quickly to heat -related diseases. The project has been re -developed throughout India and other parts of South Asia.
The last two years are the hottest of the worldAnd researchers expect to provide additional security tax to those who support the weight of the heat.
Heat solutions
Ahmedabad’s study is only part of a global research program How does it affect the heat at Poor and vulnerable communities In four cities around the world.
Researchers measure the effects of heat through smart watches and other devices Burkina Faso (Africa), New Island (Pacific)Near New Zealand, and area Sonora Desert (Mexico).
More than 1.1 billion people – eighth part of the world’s population – live in informal settlements and poor neighborhoods Particularly vulnerableAditi Bunker, an environmental health researcher associated with the University of Auckland (New Zealand) and the University of Hydeberg (Germany), describes the World Program.
In Ahmedabad, the bunker, Kandinagar continues to collect health data with researchers at the Indian Public Health Organization and the Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad. If you find it The new roof effectively reduces the inner heatThey plan to paint the roofs of all houses.
AdvertisementResearchers expect that their study can lead to more use of solutions such as new roofs in poor and vulnerable people around the world Political liability Take into account these types of solutions when deciding how their countries and communities can change Exposure to heat.
At this time, the People They say that you are going from Vanchara to the Sunara and her neighbor Santaben Vanzara and they will accept any help they can get. Santaben Wanzara says that Heat has made his diabetes worseBut participating in the study has given his family a gap.
“Heat does not let us sleep,” he explains. “After painting the roof, you can sleep for at least a few hours a night.” Sunara said so Temperature is predictable. “We don’t know when or what will happen now,” he said. “We are sure that the heat is worse every year,” Sunara lamented.
