When the daytime temperature reached 45 C (113 F) at the end of April, most residents of Nagla Tulai sought shelter. Local governments have advised people not to go out in the sun if they can help with the heat. Nagla Tulai is one of the few villages in India that is still without electricity. No fans, no coolers, and no air conditioners are included in the list.
The women of Nagla Tulai took their food to the rooftops. They have a clay stove that they use to keep it burning even as the sun shines on them. It will ruin the rotis and wet your hands if you don't wash your face.
Climate change is making South Asia hotter. Two new studies have looked at the links. Since the 19th century, the likelihood of a heat wave like this one has increased by 30 times. Climate change has made the chances of heat waves in India and Pakistan 100 times higher. How people are going to deal with the heat will be the next question.
Vimal Mishra is a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhi Nagar in Gujarat. The people who can afford air conditioning are the less affected. Out of India's 28 states, 23 are considered to be vulnerable to heat waves.
There is a woman named Sylvia Kochelwal.
The sale of air conditioners has gone up in India. When electricity came on, the hum of ACs drowned out all other noise.
Most of the houses in this town have AC units, according to a television journalist who has been reporting on the town for 22 years. Many households in the city steal electricity from state-owned power companies in order to save money. They attach an aluminum hook to the power cables in the street.
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