India Isn’t Ready for a Deadly Combination of Heat and Humidity

The country’s recent heat wave has seen “wet-bulb” temperatures rise to potentially fatal levels—but plans to handle the crisis are still in their infancy.
Thursday, June 09, 2022
Kamala Thiagarajan
Wired
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The country’s recent heat wave has seen “wet-bulb” temperatures rise to potentially fatal levels—but plans to handle the crisis are still in their infancy.

India Isn’t Ready for a Deadly Combination of Heat and Humidity

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