India's Monsoon Heat Stress Surge

A study published in AGU Advances by researchers from IIT Gandhinagar, Stanford University, and Purdue University reveals that India>>> will experience a significant increase in uncompensable heat stress (UHS) during its monsoon season under a 2 degrees Celsius global warming scenario. This phenomenon, where the body cannot cool itself, is projected to affect 53% of India>>>'s land area during monsoon, comparable to the 60% affected during summer. The total population impacted could range from 0.8 to 1.2 billion. The study, using data from 1979-2021, highlights that UHS has become more frequent, expanding from less than 0.01 million square kilometers in the 1980s to 0.04 million square kilometers by 2020. Regions like the Indo-Gangetic plain, northwestern India>>>, and eastern coastal areas are identified as hotspots, facing critical challenges to public health, labor productivity, and climate resilience.