HEAT RELATED DEATHS

Heat-linked deaths may rise in Mumbai & other cities: International study

Utilising climate models, the study identified nine cities - Bengaluru, Delhi, Faridabad, Gwalior, Kota, Ludhiana, Meerut, Mumbai and Surat - with populations exceeding 1 million (based on the 2011 Census) that are anticipated to experience the most substantial increases in hazardous heat index values, combining temperature and humidity, relative to their recent historical averages.

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NCDC publishes guideline to identify, categorize heat-related deaths

Deaths may also be certified as heat stroke or hyperthermia with lower body temperatures when cooling has been attempted prior to arrival at the hospital and/or when there is a clinical history of mental status changes and elevated liver and muscle enzymes, the document stated in the section 'Criteria to Label Heat Stroke or Heat-Related Death'.
Heat-related deaths could more than quadruple by mid-century: Report

An worldwide team of health experts said on Tuesday that as global temperatures rise, heat-related illnesses and deaths are increasing. If global temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, the number of heat-related deaths annually would increase by 370% by the middle of the century. The elderly have been particularly vulnerable to high temperatures; in the last ten years, the number of deaths in this age group attributable to rising temperatures has increased by 47% when compared to the years 1991 to 2000.