A searing heat wave swept across India’s northeast over the weekend, the latest spell of unusually hot weather that some officials say has caused nearly 100 deaths in just two regions alone since Thursday.
A searing heat wave in parts of southern Asia in April this year was made at least 30 times more likely by climate change, according to a rapid study by international scientists released Wednesday.
Blistering spring temperatures have devastated crops of the country’s most beloved fruit. “The soul of a farmer shudders at seeing these fruitless trees,” one grower said.
