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India: Study pitches for city-wise thresholds of temperature

Source(s): The Indian Express
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By Sumi Sukanya dutta

NEW DELHI:  A first-of-its-kind study, which measured the summer temperatures at which death rates increase, made a strong pitch for city-wise temperature thresholds to develop customized warning systems for all cities in the country. The research, carried out in Bhubaneswar, demonstrated how ambient temperature can kill due to all causes of mortality; not only those restricted to heat-related deaths. 

The study [...] found that the killing effect of ambient heat starts to “kick in” when the maximum temperature crosses 36.2°C, but the major escalation occurs when it soars beyond 40.5°C.

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At which temperature do the deleterious effects of ambient heat “kick-in” to affect all-cause mortality? An exploration of this threshold from an eastern Indian city English

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