India and neighboring Pakistan are suffering from extreme heat waves this year, melting sidewalks, forcing schools to close and warning of health and fires. Northwest and central India recorded average maximum temperatures of 35.9 and 37.78 Celsius (96.6 and 100 Fahrenheit) in April, respectively, the Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department told reporters.
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These were the highest since he started keeping records 122 years ago, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra added. Trending Stories
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More than a billion people are at risk from heat-related effects in the region, scientists have warned, linking the early onset of a hot summer with climate change. The story goes on under the ad 1:52 Earth Day: Climate crisis highlighted in bold Google images Earth Day: Climate crisis highlighted in bold Google images – April 22, 2022 For the first time in decades, Pakistan went from winter to summer without spring, Pakistani Federal Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman said on Saturday. – Report by Shilpa Jamkhandikar in Mumbai
