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Bengaluru Braces For A Scorching March: IMD Forecasts A Rainless Week | India News

Bengaluru Braces For A Scorching March: IMD Forecasts A Rainless Week | India News

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Last Updated:March 02, 2026, 13:29 IST For Bengalureans, this translates to maximum temperatures hovering between 32°C and 34°C. These numbers represent a significant jump for early March. The Health Department has issued a timely advisory for urban centres like Bengaluru. The urban heat island effect can exacerbate temperatures here. Image: Canva As March begins, the familiar pleasant breeze of Bengaluru is rapidly giving way to a more aggressive summer heat. According to the latest data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the tech capital and the rest of Karnataka are entering a period of prolonged dry weather. Zero rainfall is predicted across all three major meteorological subdivisions until March 8, 2026. While Bengaluru is often insulated by its elevation, the city is not escaping the statewide trend. The IMD center has noted that clear skies and a drop-in humidity are creating dry conditions. For Bengalureans, this translates to maximum temperatures hovering between 32°C and 34°C. These numbers represent a significant jump for early March. Nighttime temperatures are also showing an upward trend. This effectively erases …

Govt developing Heat Resilience Framework as pilot project for Mumbai, Thane and Nagpur | Mumbai News

Govt developing Heat Resilience Framework as pilot project for Mumbai, Thane and Nagpur | Mumbai News

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With extreme heat related events on the rise, Maharashtra government is developing a first-of-its-kind Heat Resilience Framework for Mumbai, Thane and Nagpur cities in a pilot project which seeks to enhance preparedness and responsiveness during heatwave events. The framework will conduct a ward level analysis to map areas facing the highest risk of heat duress, while assessing the cities’ vulnerabilities on five parameters ranging from social to economic factors. According to senior officials, the project seeks to adopt a structured approach to address heat-related challenges and access vulnerabilities at the local level. Speaking at the National Disaster Management Authority’s International workshop on heatwave in February earlier this year, Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik said the initiative will support urban bodies in identifying key areas requiring intervention to strengthen resilience against rising temperatures, as opposed to having a generic approach to heat action at local level. “By enabling local self-governments to analyze various indicators—such as access to essential services, economic stability, and environmental risks—it aims to facilitate targeted policy actions and improve preparedness for extreme heat …

How Indian cities can respond to extreme heat

How Indian cities can respond to extreme heat

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As the climate crisis accelerates, India’s cities are on the frontline of one of its most immediate impacts: Extreme heat. With an estimated 590 million people expected to live in dense urban areas by 2030, Indian cities face a mounting heat crisis that threatens health, livelihoods, and basic urban infrastructure. While some cities like Ahmedabad and Bhubaneshwar have made strides by institutionalising Heat Action Plans (HAPs), these measures are mostly reactive and short-term. To truly protect diverse urban populations, cities must shift from incremental solutions to system-wide, transformational approaches. Heat (representational image)(Praful Gangurde /HT Photo) Urban centres suffer more from extreme heat than rural areas due to the “urban heat island” effect, where concrete-heavy infrastructure such as paved roads, tightly packed high-rise apartments with dense populations trap heat, pushing temperatures higher. In India, this effect can exacerbate heat up to 8–10°C in dense built-up areas. The World Bank estimates that cities like Surat, Lucknow and Chennai see higher heat-related deaths every year. In Chennai alone, approximately 2,500 die each year from extreme heat, and about …

Heat Island Effect Can Make Core Of Cities 7 Degrees Hotter: Expert To NDTV

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Mr Muir-Wood said the effects can be mitigated if there is a committed and strong city administration. New Delhi: As heat waves increase in India with the rise in global warming, cities are particularly vulnerable because temperatures at the heart of the urban jungles can be as many as seven degrees higher than the areas surrounding them, a leading expert has said. Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Thursday, Robert Muir-Wood, Chief Research Officer at Moody’s RMS – a risk management company – attributed this rise to a phenomenon called the urban heat island effect which, he said, is not only detrimental to productivity but can also cause illness.  Heat deaths have risen in India in the past decade and, while all metropolises are vulnerable to the heat island effect, the problem is more acute in India, where cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata have a very high population density. Vanishing greenery in the cities has exacerbated the problem, which is likely to get worse as almost 60% of the global population will be living …