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== Difficulties in estimation == |
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Recent computerization of healthcare and adoption of diagnostic codes like [[ICD-10]] makes tracking of causality during estimation harder, resulting in underestimations, despite more complete data being available upon diagnosis.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mazdiyasni |first1=Omid |last2=AghaKouchak |first2=Amir |last3=Davis |first3=Steven J. |last4=Madadgar |first4=Shahrbanou |last5=Mehran |first5=Ali |last6=Ragno |first6=Elisa |last7=Sadegh |first7=Mojtaba |last8=Sengupta |first8=Ashmita |last9=Ghosh |first9=Subimal |last10=Dhanya |first10=C. T. |last11=Niknejad |first11=Mohsen |title=Increasing probability of mortality during Indian heat waves |journal=Science Advances |date=June 2017 |volume=3 |issue=6 |pages=e1700066 |doi=10.1126/sciadv.1700066}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Azhar |first1=Gulrez Shah |last2=Mavalankar |first2=Dileep |last3=Nori-Sarma |first3=Amruta |last4=Rajiva |first4=Ajit |last5=Dutta |first5=Priya |last6=Jaiswal |first6=Anjali |last7=Sheffield |first7=Perry |last8=Knowlton |first8=Kim |last9=Hess |first9=Jeremy J. |last10=Akiba |first10=Suminori |title=Heat-Related Mortality in India: Excess All-Cause Mortality Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave |journal=PLoS ONE |date=14 March 2014 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=e91831 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0091831}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[List of heat waves]] |
* [[List of heat waves]] |
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* [[Heatstroke]] - ICD-10 code: T67.0X |
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* [[Global warming]] |
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* [[Conspiracy of silence]] |
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* [[Taboo]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 03:25, 19 June 2019
This is a list of serious heat waves in India.
| Year | Duration | Max. temperature | Deaths | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 50.6°C | [1] | ||
| 1995 | June | 45.5°C | >350 | [2] |
| 1998 | May–June | 49.5°C | 2,500 | [1] |
| 2002 | April–May | 49°C | 1,030 | |
| 2015 | May–June | 49.4°C | 2,500 | |
| 2016 | April–May | 51.0°C | 1,600 | |
| 2019 | May-June | 50.8°C | 184 |
Difficulties in estimation
Recent computerization of healthcare and adoption of diagnostic codes like ICD-10 makes tracking of causality during estimation harder, resulting in underestimations, despite more complete data being available upon diagnosis.[3][4]
See also
- List of heat waves
- Heatstroke - ICD-10 code: T67.0X
- Global warming
- Conspiracy of silence
- Taboo
References
- ^ a b "Heat wave is scorching India", Daily News (Kingsport), 12–14 June 1998.
- ^ "India would welcome monsoon to halt deadly temperatures", The Item (Sumter), 17 June 1995.
- ^ Mazdiyasni, Omid; AghaKouchak, Amir; Davis, Steven J.; Madadgar, Shahrbanou; Mehran, Ali; Ragno, Elisa; Sadegh, Mojtaba; Sengupta, Ashmita; Ghosh, Subimal; Dhanya, C. T.; Niknejad, Mohsen (June 2017). "Increasing probability of mortality during Indian heat waves". Science Advances. 3 (6): e1700066. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1700066.
- ^ Azhar, Gulrez Shah; Mavalankar, Dileep; Nori-Sarma, Amruta; Rajiva, Ajit; Dutta, Priya; Jaiswal, Anjali; Sheffield, Perry; Knowlton, Kim; Hess, Jeremy J.; Akiba, Suminori (14 March 2014). "Heat-Related Mortality in India: Excess All-Cause Mortality Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave". PLoS ONE. 9 (3): e91831. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091831.
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