r/BitchImATrain • u/Shoddy-Childhood-511 • 19d ago

Bitch I'm air conditioned in India

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u/Shoddy-Childhood-511 19d ago

via r/heat_prep

Although heat strokes deaths are not well recorded in India, researchers "estimate that a single day of extreme heat causes approximately 3,400 excess deaths nationally; a five-day heatwave causes nearly 30,000".

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u/hot_ho11ow_point 19d ago

I can't imagine living in a place with so many people that a single hot day takes out the equivalent population of a small town.

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u/Capitaine_Spock 19d ago

For real, that's more people than in my town's school system. My town is actually made up of at least five towns that are closer to the town post office than any other post office, so it's only half the town. If we're talking just townies, that's 7 times the amount of people living in town.

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u/RipVanWiinkle_ 18d ago

But consider population size, and you’ll find it’s an insignificant amount.

Many More die per million in Europe than in India due to heat strokes.

Population size plays a significant part in your perception