This one coincides with an economic crisis in pakistan. So it's quite a fragile situation. And it his become very deadly. There should be some ways to bring up biger and structural change. What is missing in most of the cities and ost of the towns, there are no eat wave management plants. Many towns and cities in parkistan don't have a single tree. No thermometer, which cana make you ready about such situations. Is there much recognition among the population? As far as you can tell, government ministers that heat waves like this are driven by the climate crisis. Things like this are actually set to become even more common to theday.
India and Pakistan have experienced their hottest April in 122 years. Temperatures are nearing 50C. Such extreme heat dries up water reservoirs, melts glaciers and damages crops. It’s also deadly. Ian Sample hears from Pakistan reporter Shah Meer Baloch about the situation on the ground, and speaks to Indian heat health expert Abhiyant Tiwari about what such temperatures do to the body and how south Asia is adapting to ever more frequent – and ever more extreme – heatwaves.. Help support our independent journalism at
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