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The Secret Reason behind Falling Economy!
Did you guys know that with climate change. With hotter summers and more frequent heat waves, our economy is directly affected. When it’s too hot, reading or working becomes uncomfortable. People involved in the construction sector, or farmers in the agriculture sector, for them work kind of stops. The loss of our productivity due to the inability to work due to heat is estimated to cost South Asian countries $280 billion by 2030. About 5.5 percent of GDP. Furthermore, in a study by India Rankings and Research, with a 1 degree rise in global temperature, India’s GDP would fall by 3 percent to combat heat waves, its simple and straightforward. The solution is; To reduce the amount of concrete used in our cities, plant more trees and promote greenery. Because even in the worst heat, the temperature in the shade of the tree remains bearable. But concrete used in roads and highways absorbs heat and raises the temperature.
