heat wave Archives - Toward Freedom

Residents of Ghalwad village were evacuated by the volunteers of a local non-profit organization / credit: Sanket Jain

Photo Essay: Diseases Spike for Indian Farm Workers As Climate Changes

Sanket Jain June 9, 2022 Sanket Jain

India witnessed the hottest March in 122 years. With temperatures several times crossing 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in northern India, heat waves amplified the existing divisions between the poor and well-off, reports Sanket Jain.