# The contemporary spell of heat stroke in Karachi amid global warming and power crisis: a threatened call for medical emergency

## TL;DR

This study explores how heat stroke cases in Karachi are influenced by population density, pollution, and temperature, highlighting the city's vulnerability to health crises amid climate change.

## Contribution

The paper introduces an integrated intelligent system for forecasting heat stroke mortality in Karachi, combining urban stressors and climate data.

## Key findings

- Heat stroke mortality in Karachi is linked to population density, air pollution, and rising temperatures.
- An adaptive forecasting system was developed to assess urban vulnerability to health crises.
- The study reveals a neglected context of public health risks in Karachi due to climate and urban stressors.

## Abstract

The study examines the impact of population density, air pollution, and temperature on heat stroke cases in Karachi, focusing on stroke-related mortality from 2010 to 2024. It develops an intelligent system for adaptive forecasting, incorporating population increase, air quality, meteorological activity, and mortality data, presenting urban vulnerability to health crises. A Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the association between these factors, which makes it possible to present urban vulnerability to health crises from various angles that are systematically relevant and interdependent at the same time. This study is unique because it takes an integrated approach, relating urban stressors and climate conditions to public health outcomes in Karachi, a context that has been neglected in previous studies.