India Faces Searing Summer as Iran War Crimps Energy Supplies
March was already warmer than normal in the South Asian nation, putting pressure on fuel stockpiles ahead of the country’s usual hotter months.
A farm worker shelters from the heat under a traditional umbrella as he walks his livestock along a road.
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India is set to bake this summer with a higher number of heat wave days expected, raising the risks of power shortages as the Iran war curtails crucial energy supplies from the Middle East.