Delhi heatwave: officials investigating if temperature of 52.9C due to faulty sensor
www.theguardian.com
Meteorological department examining data from Mungeshpur station amid soaring temperatures that came close to 50 degrees Celsius

Years of scientific research have found the climate crisis is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense.

  • perestroika@slrpnk.net
    12·
    5 months ago

    I don’t even want to imagine 50 C. In sauna, it’s dry and you manage 30 minutes by sweating. But living in a sauna sounds bloody awful.

    Also, almost anyone with a med / bio background will say - emergency rooms will be full at 50 C, and morgues will be crowded a few days after the event. :(

    • sinkingship@mander.xyz
      3·
      5 months ago

      From the article:

      At the SMS hospital in Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur, so many bodies of casualties of the heat have arrived at the mortuary that its capacity has been exceeded.