India’s Heat Wave Is a Grim Warning for Deadly ‘Wet Bulb’ Temperatures

India’s Heat Wave Is a Grim Warning for Deadly ‘Wet Bulb’ Temperatures

2 years ago
Anonymous $Lfa9vBbL8e

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjbq5p/indias-heat-wave-is-a-grim-warning-for-deadly-wet-bulb-temperatures

Temperatures up to 45 degrees celsius are engulfing northern India right now.

An abnormally early heat wave has brought India the highest temperatures it’s seen in 122 years this month—and climatologists are concerned. For starters, heat waves are the deadliest form of natural disaster, they typically place socially vulnerable populations at disproportionate risk, and, in this part of the world, are only expected to worsen.

India’s Heat Wave Is a Grim Warning for Deadly ‘Wet Bulb’ Temperatures

Apr 29, 2022, 1:23pm UTC
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjbq5p/indias-heat-wave-is-a-grim-warning-for-deadly-wet-bulb-temperatures > Temperatures up to 45 degrees celsius are engulfing northern India right now. > An abnormally early heat wave has brought India the highest temperatures it’s seen in 122 years this month—and climatologists are concerned. For starters, heat waves are the deadliest form of natural disaster, they typically place socially vulnerable populations at disproportionate risk, and, in this part of the world, are only expected to worsen.