India's Heatwave Continues

Guardian UK: India heatwave death toll rises as awareness campaigns launch - Country suffers one of the worst bouts of hot weather for several years, with more than 1,000 heat-related deaths in southern state of Andhra Pradesh alone

...asking people to stay indoors between 1pm and 4pm and advising them to wear broad-brimmed hats and light-coloured cotton clothes, use umbrellas and drink lots of fluid.

But meteorologists say the number of days when temperatures approach 45C (113F) has increased in the past 15 years.