A searing and continuing heat wave in India has so far killed more than 2,300 people, making it the 5th deadliest in recorded world history. If the death toll reaches more than 2,541, it will become the 4th deadliest heat wave in the world, and the deadliest in India’s history. As temperatures soared up to 113.7 degrees Fahrenheit and needed monsoon rains failed to materialize, the country’s minister of earth sciences did not mince words about what he says is causing the disaster. the heat wave has had a devastating impact on the poor, as homeless people have been “unable to heed official advice to stay indoors” and have struggled to find clean water. The impacts of climate change are widely expected to be more harmful in poor countries than in their fully developed counterparts.
— source thinkprogress.org