'Hyd could be among most climate-vulnerable cities by 2030'

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APP June 13, 2026 Less than a minute read

Ram Singh (L) and his relatives, dressed in traditional Hindu saffron-coloured clothes walk on a garbage-strewn beach against the backdrop of monsoon clouds on World Environment Day in Mumbai, June 5, 2012. According to the United Nations Environment Programme website, World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5 to raise global awareness and motivate action for environmental protection. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash

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HYDERABAD:

Environmental experts have warned that Hyderabad may emerge as one of the most climate-vulnerable cities by 2030 due to rising temperatures, water scarcity, and increasing climate irregularities if urgent actions were not taken.

Speaking at a seminar organized here on Friday by SAFWCO in connection with the World Environment Day, they said heat waves had already set records in the city.

The SAFWCO's chief Suleman Abro pointed out that the month of May in had recorded the second highest temperatures during the same month in Hyderabad as per the global climate monitoring agencies.

He noted that UN Chief António Guterres had warned that the planet was heating at an alarming pace, while climate experts predict that rising sea temperatures could lead to new global heat records within the next five years.