India's Development at Risk Due to Underestimated Heat Waves.

India's progress towards sustainable development goals is being slowed down by the underestimation of the damage caused by extreme heat, which is placing 80% of the population in danger. The country's vulnerability to climate change is not being accurately assessed, as the metrics used do not take into account the impact of searing temperatures on reducing poverty and improving health outcomes. Researchers at Cambridge University have called for an overhaul of how progress on development goals is measured to reflect the gravity of extreme heat in the country.