India needs to turn the air-con on
If its awful air pollution is ever solved the country will get even hotter
AT THE END of March the India Meteorological Department predicted a warmer-than-usual April, the first month of India’s hot season. The forecast was soon proved right: in the first week of April temperatures in big cities were 3°C above normal. By the second, Delhi was suffering an intense heatwave. Even night-time minimums hit their highest in years. Heat-related illnesses soared.
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This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Turn on the air-con”
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