Heatwave 2023

More heatwaves, more deaths

We need heat-resilient infrastructure to shield our young and elderly.

How hot is too hot for the human body?

Why did so many people die in India this summer where the temperature was eight degrees less than that at Death Valley in the US?

Heatwaves, global warming, and the ethics of our cities

We must rethink how cities are planned, designed, and administered to combat the adverse effects of both the heat island problem and climate change.

Why are power plants underproducing amid heatwave?

Increased power outages causing suffering among ordinary people

A third of power capacity unutilised

About one-third of the country’s total power generation capacity remains unutilised when people across the country are enduring mild and moderate heatwaves.

More heatwaves are coming our way. Are we prepared?

We need to rapidly find ways to deal with heat stress.

Heatwave in Rajshahi division / People advised to stay indoors, shop after dark

A committee of Rajshahi division asked health officials of eight districts to advise people to stay indoors between 10:00am and 4:00pm, drink plenty of fluids, and shop after dark to deal with the heatwave.

Heatwave: Inside the boiling pot of inequality

Do we all feel this heat similarly? The answer is no. It is no secret that if you are among the well-off in this not-so-well-off nation, you are better equipped to deal with this heatwave. There is a deep running inequality as to how the heat affects people.

October 21, 2023
October 21, 2023

More heatwaves, more deaths

We need heat-resilient infrastructure to shield our young and elderly.

July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023

How hot is too hot for the human body?

Why did so many people die in India this summer where the temperature was eight degrees less than that at Death Valley in the US?

May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023

Heatwaves, global warming, and the ethics of our cities

We must rethink how cities are planned, designed, and administered to combat the adverse effects of both the heat island problem and climate change.

May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023

Why are power plants underproducing amid heatwave?

Increased power outages causing suffering among ordinary people

May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023

A third of power capacity unutilised

About one-third of the country’s total power generation capacity remains unutilised when people across the country are enduring mild and moderate heatwaves.

April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023

More heatwaves are coming our way. Are we prepared?

We need to rapidly find ways to deal with heat stress.

April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023

People advised to stay indoors, shop after dark

A committee of Rajshahi division asked health officials of eight districts to advise people to stay indoors between 10:00am and 4:00pm, drink plenty of fluids, and shop after dark to deal with the heatwave.

April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023

Heatwave: Inside the boiling pot of inequality

Do we all feel this heat similarly? The answer is no. It is no secret that if you are among the well-off in this not-so-well-off nation, you are better equipped to deal with this heatwave. There is a deep running inequality as to how the heat affects people.