Assessing Urban Heat Risk: Indian Cities among the World’s Most Vulnerable

In June 2026, a study titled ‘Moving Beyond Exposure: A Globally Comparable Framework for Heat Risk Assessment in Cities’ was released by the Oxford University.

  • The study comes at a time when several nations including India are reeling under El-Niño-a climatic phase which occurs when trade winds weaken, pushing warm water towards the global east. As a result, El Niño leads to rise in temperatures globally.

Key Findings

  • Fourteen Indian cities featured among the world's top 50 heat-vulnerable cities.
  • Indian cities ranked in the top 50 included: Ahmedabad (2nd), Nagpur (4th), Madurai (7th), Bhopal (15th), Kanpur (20th), Pune (23rd), and Mumbai (46th).
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