Record temperatures hit India’s farmers

Large parts of India have been hit by an early heat wave, threatening the country’s wheat harvest. The global wheat market is already under pressure because of the war in Ukraine. This will likely make things worse.

    
  • A man transports a block of ice on his bicycle in New Delhi. Air conditioners are sold in the background

    Air conditioners and blocks of ice

    India is currently experiencing an exceptional heat wave. Rajgarh, a city of 1.5 million people in central India topped out at 46.5 degrees C (116 degrees F) while thermometers in nine other cities also climbed above the 45 degree mark. No wonder that anything to fight the heat is an easy sell on the streets of New Delhi.

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