00:0450 degrees celsius in many parts of india this isn't just a record-breaking summer it's a warning
00:11sign of a looming climate threshold it's not just the heat it's the humidity too scientists track
00:17the wet bulb temperature when it hits 35 degrees celsius the human body physically cannot cool
00:23itself down through sweat we're seeing cities inch closer to this limit every year the impact
00:29isn't just environmental it's economic too india loses roughly hundred billion hours of outdoor
00:35work annually to heat by 2030 heat related productivity loss could put 4.5 percent of
00:41india's gdp at risk our cities are becoming heat islands glass skyscrapers and asphalt trap wall
00:48making urban centers up to 7 degrees hotter than rural areas this isn't a seasonal flu it's a design
00:55crisis adaptation is no longer optional assertingly from cool roofs to urban forests india has to
01:02redesign for a hotter future how hot is it in your city today let's talk about solutions in
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