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Northwest central india have had the hottest april in a hundred and 22 years. turbat in pakistan, southwestern blucistan region, has been suffering temperatures of nearly 50 degrees celsius for weeks. Heat at this level can easily be deadly. It's also drying up reservoirs, damaging food crops and melting pakestans northern glaciers at an op dented rate.

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 theguardian.com/sciencepod