The research was jointly carried out by Shamsuddin Shahid and Aung Kyaw Kyaw, associate professors at the University of Technology in Malaysia, Mohd Magi Hameed, a researcher at the Arab Academy for Sciences in Egypt, and Mohd Kamruzzaman, a senior scientist at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute.
According to the study, 1.7 million people in South Asia are exposed to extreme heat every year. Such temperature increases have been observed in densely populated areas of Bangladesh, Pakistan and India at different times. Along with the increase in the average temperature of the whole world, there has been a huge increase in the intensity of heat due to climate change.
Shamsuddin Shahid, who is associated with the two studies, said, “Increasing heat exposure during summer is a major threat to public health in many countries of the world. We have not yet accepted that risk in Bangladesh. This topic came up for discussion recently. Was.” In many countries around the world, infrastructure facilities are being stepped up along with advisories and forecasts to deal with such situations. This includes planting enough trees along the roads, installing water taps, conserving water bodies and creating green parks in every area. We should follow it because well.”
