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India isn't ready for a deadly combination of heat and humidity
24 days ago | By Ars Technica
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R Lakshmanan has been making steel frames in the southern Indian city of Chennai for 20 years. His job involves standing for long hours outdoors at construction sites, pounding screws with careful precision onto steel rods. Each day he makes nearly 600 frames, which end up becoming the skeleton of a home. Often he works 12-hour shifts, beginning at 6 am. He always feels fortunate when he gets to work under a shady tree.
But this year, that protection hasn't been enough. Ever since temperatures in March hit a sizzling 38° Celsius- 4° above normal for Chennai -the conditions have...
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