Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels

Study finds high-altitude winds and dry soil conditions caused heatwaves in 2022

A study published on April 8, 2025, by researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany, has uncovered why South Asian countries experienced back-to-back extreme heat events in early spring of 2022.

For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan, the early arrival of summer heat waves has become a terrifying reality, testing the limits of survival and putting enormous pressure on energy supplies, vital crops and livelihoods, writes CNN in a report on the situation in the two countries that face extreme temperatures annually.

Experts sound alarm as health conditions worsen across vulnerable region: ‘Soon we will be seeing it as a public health emergency’

Scientists are warning of an upswing in heat-related and vector-borne illnesses in one Indian state due to rising global temperatures.  What's happening? Increased humidity and soaring temperatures in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are causing a surge in a disease carried by mites, along with a host of other health concerns, the Federal reported. Heavy rains over the past few years have contributed to an upswing in cases of scrub typhus…

Experts warn of escalating climate crisis

"Pakistan is witnessing more frequent and intense heatwaves, floods, and droughts, which impact people's lives and pose a serious threat to the country's economy, ecosystems, and wildlife", noted the speakers at a plantation drive jointly organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan), Islamabad United, and Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB). The event brought together cricket players, conservationists and government…

Variation in temperature poses health threats

Patients suffering from dengue fever rest on beds covered by netting at a hospital in Karachi. — AFP/FileRawalpindi:A significant change in weather conditions, the setting in of summer though with frequent variations in temperatures between day and night in this region of the country is...

Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels

For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that’s testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on energy supplies, vital crops and livelihoods.