India Forecasts Heat Waves After Hottest February Since 1901
- Higher temperatures in March pose a threat to the wheat crop
- Extreme weather also burdens the country’s energy supplies
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India will face hotter weather over the coming months, stoking concern about a repeat of the intense heat wave last year that risks damaging crops and further straining the country’s power network.
The weather office expects an enhanced probability of heat waves in most parts of the country during the three months ending May 31, according to S.C. Bhan, a senior scientist at India’s meteorological department.