A man drinks water from a public water dispenser, locally called ‘Piyaoo’ in New Delhi, India on May 1, 2022.
Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/BloombergIndia Heat Wave Drives Temperature Gap Between Rich and Poor
Temperatures in the New Delhi locality of Mungeshpur averaged 1.4° Celsius higher this month than in the leafy Safdarjung suburb.
India’s record-breaking heat wave is hitting some poorer, urban neighborhoods harder than more leafy, affluent ones.
Temperatures in the gritty New Delhi locality of Mungeshpur averaged 1.4° Celsius higher so far this month than in the suburban enclave of Safdarjung, data from the India Meteorological Department shows. Many factors can drive temperature variance between neighborhoods including wind patterns, but the presence or absence of healthy vegetation also plays a key role.