This summer has come with massive heat waves around the world. One in India and Pakistan has killed at least 184 in one east Indian state, with dozens more likely killed across the region. This heat wave, which is still ongoing since its start in May, has led to record-breaking heat, with the highest temperature recorded as just over 123 °F. in Churu, India.
Problems in India have been exasperated by water shortages, much caused by delays and irregularities in its monsoon season, which begins in June.
Another heat wave has stricken Europe, with at least thirteen people across the region dying as result of drownings in attempts to keep cool and heat strokes. France recorded its all-time record high of 114.6 °F, and many other countries experienced abnormal heat often in excess of 90 °F.
The European heat wave is caused by a high pressure system and winds coming from the Sahara Desert, one of the hottest regions on earth.
The frequency and severity of future heat waves is likely to intensify as earth’s global temperatures continue to rise.
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