Feeling hotter than my summer playlist

India is facing an early and very hot summer in 2025. On April 8, the first heatwave alert of the year was issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), based on rising temperatures across the country. Heat waves are among the most dangerous of natural hazards, the frequency and intensity of which will rise due to climate change. Temperatures are already going up in many parts of India. The IMD says that from April to June 2025, most areas will have hotter-than-normal days and nights

- VINOD CHANDRASHEHAR DIXIT

The mercury is at its peak during the summer. Heat is unbearable even during the early hours of the day. The summertime in India can be brutal even for the most experienced of us. Besides making us feel tired and zapped, it can even be downright harmful by increasing the risk of heatstroke. Summer is especially warm because during this time that part of the earth is directly under the sun and its rays are focused on the area, drying up ponds and lakes and this can lead to a scarcity of water. Summer days can be extremely hot and people usually the elderly suffer from heat strokes, in the past this has resulted in some deaths, during this season children may also suffer from summer boils. According to the World Health Organisation, more than 1,70,000 people died due to heat waves from 1998-2019.