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 occurr

May 13, 2022, 14:26 IST1 min

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People and cattle take refuge under a bridge at the Yamuna River bed on a hot summer day in New Delhi, on May 10, 2022. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of a fresh heatwave spell in the capital on Wednesday, with temperatures soaring to 44 degrees Celsius.

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A student prepares herself to journey on her cycle by covering her face and head to protect herself from the heat and Covid-19 on her way to school on a hot afternoon in Odisha"s capital city Bhubaneswar on April 12, 2021.

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Two men sleep on a roadside bed with a table fan amid a heatwave in Kolkata, India, on April 25, 2022. Maximum and minimum temperatures in Kolkata were 38 degree Celsius and 28 degree Celsius, respectively, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.

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Labourers drink water from a public drinking water tap on a hot summer day in the old quarters of Delhi, on May 4, 2022.

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People carry water containers near an abandoned stone quarry on a hot day in Badama village in Allahbad District of Uttar Pradesh, on May 4, 2022.

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A man breaks a block of ice to distribute it among the residents of a slum during hot weather in Ahmedabad, on April 28, 2022.

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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.

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A boy is seen sitting outside a juice shop as he waits for customers, in Kolkata, on 29 April 2022.

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