Pakistan is no stranger to heatwaves and the resulting deadly floods that usually cause countless deaths and widespread damage to millions of people every year. In the year 2022, one-third of the country suffered from flash floods and remained underwater but what possibility of these disastrous situations still persists to the present day? The related extent could be investigated by the ongoing global climate change crisis and heatwaves, especially in Southeast Asia which experiences this harbinger of global climate change phenomenon. Since the advent of the term climate change, heat waves (periods of warm temperatures) have been informally associated with global warming, which is caused by the massive output of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and as a consequence, our planet is now like a burning pot.

According to the IPCC Report 2023, extreme weather is expected to become more often in the future. Undoubtedly, temperatures are reaching 50 degrees Celsius in northern India and Pakistan before the monsoon season. Despite this, Pakistan is not the only country in the world facing catastrophic weather conditions, with Western Europe and Central and Eastern China experiencing record-breaking heat waves and droughts that have led to water restrictions. These heat waves and droughts have also led to crop shortages, contributing to rising food prices around the world. Additionally, record-breaking heat extremes were also recorded in Japan,........

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