{"id":16666,"date":"2025-08-25T10:57:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/?p=16666"},"modified":"2025-08-27T23:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:20:08","slug":"carrying-life-in-the-burning-heat-with-the-fans-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/carrying-life-in-the-burning-heat-with-the-fans-off\/","title":{"rendered":"The struggle to carry life in a warming world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A pregnant Amna faces endless hospital trips as heatwaves and power cuts grip her village. How is she coping, and what about other mothers facing the same struggles?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a few metres from where Rashida lives, a row of wind turbines lines the horizon, their blades turning in the hot, dry air. The turbines are part of a wind farm, one of many in the area, generating clean energy for private industries. For Rashida and her family, the farm offers nothing more than a curious backdrop to their everyday lives. Their house doesn\u2019t get electricity, clean or otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the desert-like outskirts of Jhimpir town, where the family lives, no electricity means there is little that can protect you against the summer heat that has become increasingly unbearable over the years. Even the winds that have always blessed Jhimpir\u2019s lands and keep the wind farms running aren\u2019t enough to cool you down anymore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt night, the wind was all you needed for a good sleep, even if you didn\u2019t have electricity.\u201d, Rashida says. \u201cBut even the wind is so hot now. It stings your skin and doesn\u2019t make that much of a difference. You still feel hot, so hot that you end up falling sick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0454-ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0454-ps.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0454-ps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0454-ps-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0454-ps-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0454-ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0454-ps.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0454-ps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0454-ps-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0454-ps-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The nearby wind farm has no impact on the family&#8217;s lives, as they don&#8217;t get electricity from it. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jhimpir is located in Pakistan\u2019s southern province of Sindh, where climate change has made heatwaves the new normal. Temperatures have risen above average in several cities since April, pushing the local government to issue heatwave alerts, advising people to stay indoors as much as possible and stay hydrated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although this year has been difficult, temperatures still haven&#8217;t reached the levels they did in 2024, when the mercury climbed as high as 52 degrees Celsius in two of Sindh\u2019s cities, marking one of the highest temperature records in the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extreme heat brings with it a sweep of consequences. In April, a hospital in Nawabshah city reported that at least 100 patients with heatstroke were arriving daily. Many suffered from high fever, gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, and vomiting and were hospitalised for serious treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, there were over 5,000 hospital admissions for heat-related illnesses across Sindh. More than 500 people died within six days in June, with at least 20% of these deaths occurring on a single day, one of the hottest days in the province that year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to associate heatwaves with an illness like heatstroke, but few people realise how they affect pregnancy. The health of expecting mothers and their unborn babies is especially vulnerable to high temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many pregnant women across Sindh are reporting feeling ill because of the heat. They complain of fainting in the heat and require hospitalisation due to dehydration. Many feel exhausted and lose their appetite, making it hard to manage pregnancy while carrying out tasks like caring for children, cleaning, tending livestock, farming, and cooking over a hot fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A study by the Aga Khan University Hospital, Sindh, on pregnant women has found that heat stress significantly affects pregnancy, resulting in low birth weight, stillbirths, or premature births. In a country already grappling with one of the world\u2019s highest newborn death rates, the prospect of heatwaves causing more stillbirths and premature births, many of which can prove fatal, is deeply worrying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frequent power cuts in numerous cities, towns, and villages across Sindh mean there\u2019s little hope of even a good night\u2019s sleep under a fan or an air conditioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skye Wheeler, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch, emphasises how dangerous nighttime heat can be for health. \u201cIf you have a lot of heat during the day, but then at night, your body has a chance to recuperate and cool down, and you sleep, that makes things much better for your health than if you&#8217;re hot all day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf your body is struggling to stay cool even at night, and you have problems with your sleep, that can have a serious impact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Struggle to survive the heat<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rashida has witnessed the effects of high temperatures firsthand in her home. Her sister-in-law, Amna, is pregnant and bearing the brunt of the heat. \u201cShe\u2019s not feeling well these days,\u201d she says. \u201cI can see how bad she\u2019s feeling because of the heat. She\u2019s 8months pregnant. On extremely hot days, she feels anxious, restless and agitated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe takes baths, twice or thrice a day, to keep cool, but that doesn\u2019t help for long, and she starts feeling hot and uncomfortable again. She goes from one room to another, trying to find some cool spot to lie in. That doesn\u2019t do anything either. Eventually, she starts feeling sick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winds may have turned warm, but they still provide a small measure of relief to Amna on scorching days. After long, restless nights in the heat, the faint breeze finally helps her drift off to sleep during the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0431-ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0431-ps.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0431-ps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0431-ps-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0431-ps-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0431-ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0431-ps.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0431-ps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0431-ps-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0431-ps-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rashida has given birth thrice, but she admits her experience wasn\u2019t as challenging as Amna\u2019s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It isn\u2019t just her sleep that\u2019s been affected, though. Amna\u2019s eating habits have taken a turn for the worse as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe doesn\u2019t feel like eating anymore,\u201d Rashida says. \u201cThe heat makes her not want to eat anything. It kills her appetite. Makes digesting the food harder. If she does eat, she\u2019ll vomit it up after a while. Even if she eats just one or two bites, she still vomits them up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While nausea and vomiting are common in early pregnancy, Amna\u2019s problem isn\u2019t morning sickness. It\u2019s the heat. In the stifling temperatures, food feels heavy, digestion slows, and the body struggles to cope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rashida is a mother herself. She has three children, the eldest being nine and the youngest five. She\u2019s braved the pangs of childbirth and postpartum recovery three times, but she admits her experience wasn\u2019t as challenging as Amna\u2019s currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d wake up and go about my day as usual,\u201d Rashida says. \u201cI\u2019d make breakfast, do the cleaning around the house, and rest. During the day, I\u2019d do some sewing, stitching and embroidery work. I\u2019d look after the children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, it was hot back then, and I did struggle a bit. But it wasn\u2019t this hot. The heat we\u2019ve seen in the recent couple of years is something different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rashida\u2019s pregnancies also saw fewer emergency hospital visits, which is fortunate since hospital trips can be challenging for the family. The closest hospital is an hour away in Jhimpir. In more urgent cases, families must travel even further to the civil hospital in Hyderabad, which is approximately a 4-hour drive away by hired car.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had to take Amna to the hospital at least two times recently. She was admitted to the emergency department. The doctor gave her medication through an IV and injections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey told us her condition was because of the heat. Every time we took her to the hospital, she\u2019d get better when the doctors gave her medicine, they\u2019d discharge us, and we\u2019d return home. A few days after returning home, though, she\u2019d start feeling anxious and restless again because of the heat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rashida has seen women in her family and village giving birth prematurely. \u201cYou must put the baby in an incubator, then, at the hospital,\u201d she says. \u201cWhoever is meant to survive survives, but many don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been instances when someone pregnant in the house hasn\u2019t been able to go to the hospital, and that\u2019s when Rashida and Amna\u2019s mother-in-law steps in. Rabia is the woman the family relies on for maternal health advice and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0426-ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0426-ps.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0426-ps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0426-ps-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0426-ps-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0426-ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0426-ps.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0426-ps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0426-ps-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0426-ps-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rabia&#8217;s midwifery skills come in handy when the family&#8217;s women can&#8217;t make it to the hospital. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t learn professionally from anywhere,\u201d she says. \u201cI just watched and picked things up on my own. Whenever there\u2019s someone who can\u2019t go to the hospital or can\u2019t afford the admission fee at the hospital to give birth there, I help them give birth at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rabia knows the basics of what pregnant women should do to keep themselves cool during the heat. \u201cI tell them to drink juice, water or dissolve some sugar into a glass of water and drink that,\u201d she says. \u201cThe other women also take turns to keep them cool with a hand-held fan since there\u2019s no electricity at home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No refuge from the heat<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The relentless power cuts exacerbate the effect of the heat on women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sindh generates a significant share of Pakistan&#8217;s electricity from fossil fuels and renewable sources, making up about 26% of the total output. Overall, the country produces more than enough power to meet its demands. However, despite this surplus, issues such as poor transmission through the national grid and insufficient planning prevent the electricity from reliably reaching consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many Pakistanis depend on solar panels as an alternative to the national grid. Solar energy provides 25% of the country&#8217;s utility electricity, making Pakistan one of fewer than 20 countries worldwide that generate a quarter or more of their monthly electricity from solar energy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, while the panels themselves are relatively inexpensive to install, the batteries required for storing solar energy overnight are costly.&nbsp;\u201cMany people report a very patchy electricity supply, and not everyone has a battery,\u201d says Skye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven if some families have a battery to store energy, allowing them to run a fan, they still can&#8217;t do this at night because the batteries often rely on solar power to operate, which they get as long as the sun\u2019s out.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rashida\u2019s family also installed a few solar panels on the roof of the house last year. \u201cElectricity only comes to Jhimpir town, and not to our area,\u201d she says. \u201cWe can only rely on solar panels to run the fans and TV, but they don\u2019t work at night. We fan the kids with a hand fan at night when there\u2019s no power so that they can sleep.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0433-ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0433-ps.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0433-ps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0433-ps-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0433-ps-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0433-ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0433-ps.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0433-ps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0433-ps-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/img-0433-ps-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Heatwaves are increasing the risk of stillbirths and premature births in Sindh.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is the issue being addressed?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Heatwaves aren\u2019t the only climate change disaster impacting Sindh. There have been catastrophic floods in the region over the years. The 2022 floods caused more than a thousand deaths and displaced at least 7.3 million people from their homes, about 13% of Sindh\u2019s total population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sindh, much like the rest of the country, is facing a crisis it did not create. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the General Assembly in 2022 that Pakistan produces less than 1% of the world\u2019s greenhouse gases. Yet, it is suffering heavily from climate change caused by others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Floods often receive more attention than heatwaves when it comes to addressing their impact. Over the past three years, Sindh\u2019s government has not mentioned any heatwave mitigation projects in its official development plans or budgets related to climate change, health, infrastructure development, or disaster recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, there are quite a few government schemes, some heavily funded, that address flooding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The impact of heatwaves is often less visible than that of flooding, which may explain why it receives less attention.&nbsp;\u201cIt&#8217;s a different kind of disaster,\u201d says Skye. \u201cIt doesn&#8217;t destroy buildings. It doesn&#8217;t destroy roads. It doesn&#8217;t have the same type of visible shock factor, and it doesn&#8217;t have the same kind of immediate impact on economies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heatwaves may not have immediate, tangible implications, but in the long run, they do prove disastrous. \u201cWe do know that over time, heat has a huge impact on economies as well,\u201d says Skye. Not only because people get sick and can&#8217;t work, or they can&#8217;t work as effectively, but also because it has a significant impact on nutrition, agriculture, and agricultural productivity. So, overall heat is a huge issue.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers and NGOs stress that the government must focus on tackling heatwaves, including their impact on pregnant women. A big part of the solution involves providing a continuous electricity supply to homes, whether through the transmission line or government-allocated solar panels and batteries, allowing women to use fans and stay cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If providing electricity to every home is challenging, then designated cooling spaces for women, such as maternal clinics, should have a reliable supply of electricity. \u201cWhen they&#8217;re pregnant, women can just go and at least cool down for a little bit of time every day,\u201d says Skye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Rashida, there is no going back to cool, windy days. She\u2019s convinced heatwaves are here to stay. Her family is thinking about moving to a city where resources like electricity are less likely to be scarce than in their area, but it isn\u2019t an easy decision. 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