EDITORIALCLIMATE ADAPTATION AND URBAN GOVERNANCE
Drop the Calendar, Keep the Trigger: How Cities Should Prepare When Heat and Pollution Ignore the Seasons
Mumbai's record October heat, combined with worsening air quality and the Bombay High Court's year-round firecracker directions, has raised the question of whether Indian cities should keep heat and pollution plans tied to fixed seasons. A severe heatwave hitting 38.2°C in Mumbai coincided with deteriorating air quality, prompting the Bombay High Court to extend its ban on bursting firecrackers on public streets to a…
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