Asphalt-melting heat wave kills more than 1,100 in India

Over the past week, more than 1,100 people have been killed by extreme heat in India. Temperatures reading more than 113 degrees Fahrenheit have reportedly melted asphalt, and taken a severe toll on the working class without access to air conditioning. Summer-month heat waves are common in South Asia before the Indian Monsoon kicks in during mid-June, but climate change has contributed to more instances of extreme weather. Experts are predicting longer and more intense heat waves in the near future, both in India and in other countries. The Monsoon is expected to begin on time this year, which is good news. However, it is not expected to bring an average to above average amount of rain, which could hurt the country's food production and keep the heat going for longer than it otherwise would. Asphalt-melting heat wave kills more than 1,100 in India and Death Toll is rising As we Speak. An Indian man rests inside a concrete pipe during the heat wave in Hyderabad, India on May 27, 2015. An Indian commuter uses the train water pipes to cool down at a railway station in Allahabad. Young boys dive into a water tank on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. In southern India, hundreds of people have died since the middle of April as soaring summer temperatures scorch the country, officials said Tuesday. Heat created a rippled mirage at Rajpath during a hot weather day on May 24, 2015 in New Delhi, India. An Indian worker uses a rickshaw to transport ice from an ice factory in Amritsar on May 27, 2015. An Indian man cools his buffaloes at River Ganga during a hot day in Allahabad on May 27, 2015. A laborer takes a drink as he works in a brick kiln during the heat wave in Ghasera on the outskirts of New Delhi, India on May 27, 2015. An Indian roadside food vendor sets up his cart inside a concrete pipe in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi on May 27, 2015. More than 1,100 people have died in a major heatwave sweeping India, authorities said, as forecasters warned searing temperatures would continue. An indian fisherman catches fish in River Ganga during a hot day in Allahabad on May 27, 2015. An Indian passenger sprays himself with cool water beside rail tracks at a railway station in Jammu, India on May 25, 2015. Pigeons fly over a traffic signal near the Indian Presidential Palace during a brief dust storm in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Heat wave continued in many parts of northern Indian even as capital Delhi witnessed a brief storm on Tuesday bringing temporary relief from the heat. A laborer fetches drinking water on a trolley used to haul bricks at a brick kiln on a hot summer day in Ghasera on the outskirts of New Delhi, India on May 27, 2015. What do you Think about this ?? Is it A Warning for us.. Do we still have time to Fix this by planting more trees or the Time is Gone Please Comment Share this so that Everyone gets the Message . According to Sources Next year Temperature in India is 50 degrees even AC wont work that time. So High time we Change Our Attitude and Work towards Making this a better Environment for our Future Generation.

Murtaza Rangwala

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