India, Pakistan struggle with intense heat wave
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).