India is experiencing another scorching heatwave. Short 🧵 https://t.co/Ki8a3KcQ6U

The alarm was raised already in February, when that month broke records going back over 100 years. India's weather office at that time announced that India was likely to experience heat waves between March and May.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-to-experience-heat-waves-this-year-after-hottest-february-on-record/articleshow/98315755.cms?from=mdr

At least 11 people died on Sunday from deydration and heatstroke at an outdoor award ceremony in Navi Mumbai.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/11-attendees-of-maharashtra-bhushan-award-ceremony-die-of-heat-related-health-issues-in-navi-mumbais-kharghar/articleshow/99539090.cms

Wet-bulb temperature - which combines temperature and humidity - is a better measure of heat stress for humans.
https://www.wired.com/story/india-deadly-combination-heat-humidity/

With high temperatures and more people having installed air conditioning since last year, high electricity demand is pushing coal-fired power stations to the limit. https://t.co/D1eNDZzf1b

Rahul has a nice thread discussing how peak power demand has shifted from morning to afternoon, and some implications of this.
https://twitter.com/DrTongia/status/1648587885585772546

Here's India's daily maximum temperatures from 2019 to yesterday. https://t.co/Ex7pNwxBi0

More information and detailed data on India's energy and emissions are available here, frequently updated:
https://robbieandrew.github.io/india/ https://t.co/DlABgnM9Hs

Here's a piece in the NY Times (open link) about the tragedy on Sunday, with comment from @CPR_India.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/climate/extreme-heat.html?unlocked_article_code=3GHt1_Tn1jiEWRsai-kbH5-zQ59y3SoHY1Mf12FNxJcEAU6Yjf_tfHUFe331LD2H8nYxKpiiIVArpI8YHFOYxHxOwRt-nRNzAMrHkaNAXCCeIhxUerAe4qHApMIWEWr8CgG_z9C81NO_LO6BgbhLgnJyPDuQlqY6RXna2g1Jt9_TADl180lf796OeGHLfP1j8dp_ZaVQgM01qlDeldDyHK9z7OCGQLXft2yTirXktVnsEpgY93mSrNpyqKh0V0rBaA8scuSFgRXXnKs5W5BMFbEAC-7vp4Csg39LObpKwYWqb4Z1KCXbkPwCPdeIK8QFZq_hwcWJ&giftCopy=3_Independent&smid=url-share

It's not just India suffering at the moment.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230419-hotter-and-hotter-swathes-of-asia-sweat-in-heatwave

If you're sitting in a developed country and thinking this doesn't seem so hot, this is what you need to know.
▸Only 6% of India's households (in 2018) had air conditioning.
(Data: IEA) https://t.co/vMTx94jveH

On 28th April 2022 the average temperature across all of India was 38.5°C. https://t.co/WfEKpiiyPe