Asia Heatwave

Uff, Yeh Garmi! India sweats and swelters in heatwave conditions

Large parts of India, including Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha are experiencing heatwave conditions. Temperatures are soaring and the India Meteorological Department has said that there will be no respite until the weekend

It’s not only India: How Asia is battling the ‘worst April heatwave’

India along with other parts of Asia, including China, Laos, Thailand and Bangladesh, are sweating it out in record high temperatures. Experts say that this is the continent’s ‘worst ever recorded heatwave’ in April. But just how bad is it? Why is the heat so extreme?