The Warming City: The Increasing Risk of Summer Fires in Delhi

• Main Authors: Bankoff, Greg, Chakravarty, Sarika, Jordan, Steve
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: climate change; Delhi; firefighting; urban fire; Emergency and Disaster Management; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Urban Studies and Planning
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/117; https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12601
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Rising temperatures are mainly associated with wildfires, but the incidence of fire may also increase in the urban context. Yet, fire in Delhi, India, as elsewhere in the towns and cities of the Global South, remains largely invisible, despite the nearly 11 million people each year who are burnt sev...