NEW DELHI —Tens of millions of people in India were suffering Friday under a severe heatwave that has pushed the temperature to a nine-year high in Delhi as monsoon rains run behind schedule.
Heatwaves have killed over 6,500 people in the world’s second-most populous nation since 2010, and scientists say climate change is making them harsher and more frequent.
Daytime temperatures were above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for the fourth consecutive day Friday across the states of Rajasthan, Haryana and New Delhi.
Large parts of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in central India were also wilting.
New Delhi saw 43.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the hottest Ju…
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