It hit 48.2°C (118°F) in my state in India today. The news calls it a "severe heatwave," but living through it feels like standing at the end of the world.

I’m sure some of you have seen the international headlines or the new UN climate warnings about the heat dome over India right now. The IMD (our weather department) has issued red alerts across my region (the northwest/central belt). Yesterday, a town near me recorded 48.2°C. I w