Jacobabad: A climate change frontline city

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At world one of the hottest city Jacobabad in Pakistan, temperature uproots locals and shrinks livelihood
Every year half of residents of Jacobabad - world’s one of the world's hottest cities - go to seasonal migration for around six months. They stay cooler places of the country until the sizzling summer is gone.
To avoid sizzling days which on average crosses 50 Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) locals, most of residents move to country’s cooler areas like Quetta, Karachi, Hyderabad and Punjab’s cities in search of livelihoods for next six months or so till hot weather vanishes. According to district administration, every year half of the 200,000 residents of Jacobabad in Pakistan’s Sindh migrate to cold areas.
Jacobabad is situated along the Tropic of Cancer. According to district administration, the natural phenomenon of Tropic of Cancer affects Jacobabad in a way that sun appears directly overhead at noon. That also means sun light or heat intensity remains at Jacobabad than rest of world.
Jacobabad lies in Sindh on Balochistan border. It is widely known as rice belt area due to abundance of rice cultivation and rice factories.
While some have permanent houses at places where they migrate, many share rented places. Others who cannot afford keep the family at Jacobabad.
Pakistan is among top world nations to face the consequences of global warming. Jacobabad was already on heat triggering path and on average intensity of heat has increased in recent years.
In 2020 a research of Loughborough University revealed that Pakistan’s Jacobabad and Ras al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates have “crossed the deadly threshold of heat that human body can withstand.
Laborers who are exposed to sun say during sizzling summers it is almost impossible to work. Weather condition also demands for air-condition and uninterrupted supply of power. However for poor men it is not possible to afford both.
In October 2021, Amnesty International, a United Kingdom based international non-governmental organization focused on human rights published a photo essay about Jacobabad heat phenomenon. The collection tilted “Unliveable for Humans”, says “on at least four occasions since 1987, temperatures and humidity levels have reached a threshold described by experts as “hotter than a human body can handle,” one of only two cities in the world to reach that unenviable status.”
Document says climate change led crisis is impacting on the rights to health, education, and a healthy environment for the people of Jacobabad.
Calling the world powers to take adequate climate adaptation measures, report points out that, “Jacobabad’s ability to cope with the extreme weather has been exacerbated by rampant deforestation and energy shortages, as well as a lack of access to water and adequate housing. Most schools do not have electricity and remain largely inaccessible, due to lack of public transport.”
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[@abdullahkhaili3697]

Wahwah
Jacobabad is really one of the hottest cities of the world
It was a surprising news that the city has yet not been given gas and people are
Ruthlessly cutting the trees for firewood whereas the area needs forests for cooling the atmosphere
The city is justified in demanding that it be exempted from power loadshedding so that people should not suffer the burning heat of fifty three digree celsius
Thanks a lot for giving us useful information

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Very informative and comprehensive video.

[@MuhammadEhsan-kn5cl]

Asslam o alaikam
Dear All Jacob Abad Residenc peaople Please Read darood

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