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India’s northwest reels under unusual early heat wave

A worker pedals his cart carrying iron rods for construction amidst a heat wave lashes the capital, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 11, 2022. On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department predicted maximum temperatures in New Delhi to touch 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius), nearly eight notches above the season’s normal. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) A worker negotiates his cart carrying iron rods through traffic as a heat wave lashes the capital, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 11, 2022. On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department predicted maximum temperatures in New Delhi to touch 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius), nearly eight notches above the season’s normal. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Workers sleep in a shade of a tree as a heat wave continues to lash the capital, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 11, 2022. On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department predicted maximum temperatures in New Delhi to touch 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius), nearly eight notches above the season’s normal. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Commuters drive covering their faces to save themselves from a heat wave that lashes the capital, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 11, 2022. On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department predicted maximum temperatures in New Delhi to touch 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius), nearly eight notches above the season’s normal. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Tourists and commuters buy drinking water on a hot day in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 11, 2022. An unusually early heat wave has brought more triple-digit temperatures to a large swath of India’s northwest, raising concerns that such extreme weather conditions could become the new normal. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Workers cover their faces and head to protect from heat as they break for lunch in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 11, 2022. An unusually early heat wave has brought more triple-digit temperatures to a large swath of India’s northwest, raising concerns that such extreme weather conditions could become the new normal. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Commuters drive amidst dust and a heat wave that lashes the capital, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 11, 2022. On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department predicted maximum temperatures in New Delhi to touch 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius), nearly eight notches above the season’s normal. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) People take refuge under a shade as a heat wave continues to lash the capital in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 11, 2022. On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department predicted maximum temperatures in New Delhi to touch 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius), nearly eight notches above the season’s normal. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
India’s northwest reels under unusual early heat wave