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      61% Rise In Heat-Stroke Deaths Over Decade

      By - Yashwant Deshmukh |
      Published -  27 May 2015 9:59 AM IST
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      Best technique to beat the summer heat Heat wave becomes India's second deadliest natural calamity as it claims over 800 lives, registering 61% increase in death by heat. There was a 61% increase in the number of deaths due to heat stoke across India between 2004 to 2013, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, with indications that these numbers represent a vast under-reporting.
      More than 800 people have died this month in a wave of heat rippling across India, 550 in Andhra Pradesh and over 200 in Telangana, according to this DNA
      report
      . Heat stroke is India’s second-deadliest natural calamity after lightning. It is caused when the body’s temperature rises to 40°C (104°F) or more, accompanied by delirium, seizures or coma. Heat stroke can be a fatal condition. Andhra-Telangana: Ground zero for heat, death On Saturday, a temperature of 48°C was recorded in Telangana’s Khammam district, breaking the all-time high of 47.2°C recorded in 1947. Over the last 10 years, 9,734 people have died across the country from heat stroke. Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana) has seen 1,723 deaths between 2004 and 2013.
      Heat Stroke Deaths in India, 2004 to 2013

      Source: NCRB/Data.gov.in In 2013, Andhra Pradesh reported 418 deaths from heat stroke, followed by Punjab (144) and Uttar Pradesh (108). Deaths due to Heat Stroke from 2004 to 2013 (Top 5 states)

      Source: NCRB/Data.gov.in These data are reported cases. Many heat mortalities go unreported, according to a Scroll report. Indications that many more die than data reveal
      For example, the city of Ahmedabad reported a 43% higher mortality rate in May 2010 when the city experienced a heat wave, compared with the same days in 2009 and 2011, Scroll reported. More than 1,344 deaths occurred in May 2010, relative to the average for the years before and after; NCRB reported only 58 deaths in 2010 for the entire state of Gujarat. Gujarat: Heat Stroke Deaths, 2004 to 2013

      Source: NCRB/Data.gov.in A heat wave is a period of abnormally high temperatures, more than the normal maximum temperature that occurs during the summer season in the North-Western swathes of India, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. Extreme temperatures and resultant atmospheric conditions adversely affect people living in these regions, causing physiological stress that can kill. The India Meteorological Department has warned that heat-wave conditions will prevail over Odisha and Madhya Pradesh over the coming days. Image Credit: Flickr| Sankara Subramanian This article has been republished from IndiaSpend.com __
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