Experts feel that escalating heat may lead to natural fire breakouts in city parks, thus adding to the increasing fire accidents in Bangalore
Experts feel that escalating heat may lead to natural fire breakouts in city parks, thus adding to the increasing fire accidents in Bangalore
If experts from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are to be believed, the soaring temperature in the city can result some more sweltering days in the near future.
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The rising heat may lead to natural fire breakouts, thus adding to the incessant fire accidents in Bangalore, cautioned IISc experts during the recently concluded study on climate change in city.
Dr T A Ramachandra, a member of Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning, IISc, said, "Bangalore is becoming a heat island. Today's maximum temperature (37.1 C) in the city is one of the highest recorded temperatures in past several years, and is expected to shoot up in the days to come."
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| Firemen extinguishing the fire that erupted in Cubbon Park on February 21. |
The findings also revealed that the temperature might reach 38 C in the second half of this week, which is close to the highest temperature ever recorded in city (38.3 C in 1931).
"Increasing temperature combined with rapid urbanisation may prove disastrous this summer.
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It may lead to fire breakouts in city parks and other green spaces like Lalbaug, Cubbon Park and parts of IISc, as dead trees may catch fire due to escalating heat," said Ramchandra.
The environmentalists also claim that this summer, the city has witnessed an increase of about eight to 10 per cent in the ambient temperature.
The suspended and highly inflammable particles accumulated in the air, combined with the rise in temperature can easily trigger fires, they claim.
A N Yellappa Reddy, a renowned environmentalist, said, "We can't rule out more fire accidents in days ahead. Also, we don't have any other option but to face the upshot."
Meanwhile, Bangaloreans got the much-needed respite from heat, as the city experienced heavy thundershowers last night. The rising temperature is believed to be the reason behind the unexpected rains.
18 CTemperature recorded in Bangalore at this time of the year, in 1830
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| Escalating temperatures in the city has brought along bush fires and has also led to short-circuits, which has kept the city firemen on their toes. Cubbon Park too had witnessed one such fire that allegedly took place due to the friction between bamboo trees. |
