Heatwave

A woman holding an umbrella walk near the India Gate during severe heatwave on a hot summer day in New Delhi on May 29, 2024. Photo: Money SHARMA / AFP
South Asia

India records 56 heatwave deaths, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases in last 3 months

The unequal burn
Thoughts

The unequal burn

People walk past a water sprinkler in a Varanasi market. Photo: Niharika KULKARNI / AFP
South Asia

Millions suffer through heatwave on last day of India election

In this photo taken on May 26, 2024, villagers fill water from a well in Shahapur district of India's Maharashtra state, amid ongoing heatwave. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)
South Asia

India court urges heatwave emergency declaration as deaths rise

A girl selling water uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun as she waits for customers on a hot summer day, in New Delhi, India, April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

India heatwave kills at least 33, including election officials

A woman sprays water in front of her roadside home during the heat wave in Ahmedabad, India, May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave
South Asia

Animals collapse, water shortages bite amid India's searing heat

A schoolgirl rides a bicycle on her way back home during a heavy rain shower in Chandigarh, India, 9 July 2015. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Rain brings relief to Delhi hours after record breaking 52.3°C heat

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Heatwave in Dhaka may subside due to heavy rains tomorrow: Met office

A woman pours water on her head after filling her containers with drinking water from a municipal tanker on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
South Asia

India and Pakistan swelter, Bangladesh braces for storm

A boy jumps into water to get some short-lived relief from the scorching heat. File photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Scorching heat prevails in most parts of country

Environment Secretary Farhina Ahmed, BRAC Executive Director Asif Saleh, and Dhaka North's Chief Heat Officer Bushra Afreen in a seminar at Renaissance Hotel, Dhaka on 24 May. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Boro, mango, dairy, poultry sectors face massive losses worth billions due to heatwave: BRAC

The photos were taken from different areas of Panchagarh, including Tetulia in 2021 by Md Nowshad Alam
Explorer

Too hot in Dhaka? Here's where to stay in ever-wintry Tetulia

FILE PHOTO: Farmers listen to a speaker during a protest against the farm laws at Singhu border near New Delhi, India, January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
South Asia

Farmers in India are weary of politicians' lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis