Mumbai sees highest impact of increase in nighttime temperatures among Indian metros: Report
Jalpaiguri and Siliguri in West Bengal and Guwahati, Silchar and Dibrugarh in Assam were the most impacted in the country.
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Mumbai experienced an additional 65 nights of temperatures surpassing 25 degrees Celsius each year between 2018 and 2023, according to a report by non-profit organisation Climate Central released on Friday. The city recorded the highest change in nighttime temperatures among all Indian metros.
The organisation analysed the rise in nighttime warming globally due to climate change and its impact on sleep quality. Detailed analysis was conducted in India, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Climate Central’s analysis showed that Jalpaiguri and Siliguri in West Bengal and Guwahati, Silchar and Dibrugarh in Assam were the most impacted places in India due to rising temperatures. The cities have experienced an additional 80 days and 86 days with nighttime temperatures above the 25 degrees Celsius-mark.
“Approximately 50 to 80 days were added above the threshold by climate change in cities across Kerala, Karnataka, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, and Andhra Pradesh,” said the organisation.
The organisation, comprising scientists and science journalists, conducts research and produces reports about climate change.
The changes in nighttime temperatures were analysed as a 2022 study by a team at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark stated that rising temperatures due to climate change can negatively impact sleep. It said that nighttime minimum temperatures greater than 25 degrees...
