Weather & Science
Record Heat Waves Push India Closer to Limit of Human Survival
The risk of fatal heat waves increases as the population grows and urbanization quickens, says climate scientist Kieran Hunt.
Residents fill water from a water tanker in Kusumpur Pahari slum in New Delhi, during 2022’s heat wave.
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India, on course to becoming the world’s most-populous country, risks approaching the limit of human survival as it experiences more intense and frequent heat waves.