Early Tuesday morning I awoke to the horrific news of the Manchester terror attack. A suspected suicide bomber killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more at an Ariana Grande concert. I must admit that I don't know Ariana Grande or her music, but since then I have learned that she has a large …
Heat waves across the world have killed tens of thousands of people since the turn of the century. In the U.S., more people die from deaths related to heat than all other natural phenomena combined. Parts of West Asia are expected to become inhospitable to human life by the end of this century. And in recent years, India …
I grew up close to the tropics, in a north Indian city. During harsh summers the incandescent sun – the largest nuclear fusion reactor in the entire solar system – is unforgiving, and heat waves bake the ground and all that’s on it. Amidst power cuts, a searing hot wind blows. The feeling cannot be …