India's Development at Risk Due to Deadly Heat Waves and Disrupted Schools.

Deadly heat waves fueled by climate change are threatening India’s development and risk reversing its progress on poverty alleviation, health and economic growth, a new study has found. More than 90% of the country could be severely impacted by heat waves, falling into an extreme heat “danger” zone, according to the heat index. The increased heat is expected to cost India 2.8% and 8.7% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and depressed living standards by 2050 and 2100, respectively. By mid-century, 70 Indian cities are expected to have more than 1 million inhabitants, and extreme heat will pose a threat to the energy security and health of those people, and reverse progress in inequality and poverty reduction.