India: Life in a heatwave(s)

As we enter the month of May, heatwaves continue across the country, taking temperatures to all-time-highs. Heatwaves themselves aren't a new phenomenon, but due to climate change, they are now occurring more often, are more severe, and last longer. Here's how India—its people and animals—is dealing with record-high heat
Curated By: Harshita Sethia
Published: May 13, 2022
12 Mumbai

Image by : Praful Gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

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  • India: Life in a heatwave(s)
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A potter makes earthen pots at Kumbharwada in Bhiwandi village as demand for these pots have increased due to the rise in temperature during the heat wave in Thane, on April 7, 2022, in Mumbai.