26.04.2022
New Scientist:
Severe Indian heatwave will bake a billion people and damage crops
An unusual heatwave forecast across much of India will see temperatures in the mid-to-high 40s°C
“It’s really bad,” says Arita Mondal at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, where she says high humidity means that temperatures around 32°C feel more like 38°C. “It’s very tiring and stressful,” she adds. What is notable is how early the heatwaves have come, she says. They are also unusually widespread, baking almost the entire country rather than just India’s two usual heat hotspots, the central north-western region, including Rajasthan, and the south-east, including Andhra Pradesh.
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