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Recently, members of various national and regional meteorological organisations congregated in Delhi to attend the National Workshop on Heat Wave Forecasts for State Level Preparedness. The experts agreed that heat waves have increased in India and that global warming is the possible culprit. They added that India must be well-prepared for heat waves. Eight years ago, in kMercury rises earlyy (1631 May, 2009), Down To Earth had reported on a similar phenomenon. kThe number, duration and area of spread of heat waves in India increased sharply during 1991-2000 in comparison to the earlier two decades, according to a study by the India Meteorological Department.y D j vu?