Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

India, Pakistan struggle with intense heat wave

- NewsForKid­s

May 2, 2022

India

and Pakistan are struggling as they face an intense early heat wave. After the hottest March ever recorded, temperatur­es in late April again set records. The heat is causing health and damaged crops.

India and Pakistan almost always have high temperatur­es as spring turns into summer. Normally, the hottest month is May. This year, the heat started far earlier. In March, India had its hottest average temperatur­e since it began keeping records 122 years ago.

Last week many cities across India hit 113º Fahrenheit (F) (45º Celsius (C)). In one city, Prayagraj, temperatur­es reached 114.6°F (45.9°C). In parts of Pakistan, it was even hotter, reaching as high as 117ºF (47.2ºC).

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