Tag: Heat Deaths
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40-The Cool Air I Cannot Send Home: I Sit in American Air Conditioning While India’s Poor Are Evaporated by Heat
The Cool Air I Cannot Send Home: I Sit in American Air Conditioning While India’s Poor Are Evaporated by Heat In May 2026, Reuters reported that the temperature in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, had reached 48°C that week. From March to June 2024, India recorded more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases and 110 confirmed deaths; during…