Residents fill containers with water supplied by a municipal tanker in New Delhi, India, on May 30, 2024, amid an ongoing heat wave.Delhi is reeling from the most extreme heatwave India has ever seen. While the record-breaking maximum recorded temperature of 52.9°C has beenby India’s Meteorological Department, it’s entirely possible. The city has been sweltering, with top temperatures ranging from 45.2°C to 49.1°C, at the limit of human endurance.over the coming days.
When we cannot shed that extra heat, our core temperature increases. At the microscopic level, cellular damage occurs. Extended heat exposure can lead to organ failure and death. The India Meteorological Department installed more automatic weather stations across Delhi and the national capital region during the summer of 2022.
Delhi is crowded, hot and humid with limited access to air conditioning. What’s more, people have been coming out in the heat during India’s elections.Clearly it’s time for other hot countries to ramp up their own heatwave preparations.