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Banda, a northern Indian town, is turning into a furnace as relentless heat waves—now year-round—push temperatures past 48 degrees Celsius, turning daily life into a survival battle. With global warming worsening the crisis and Uttar Pradesh especially vulnerable, last year’s deadly heat wave claimed over 100 lives. Elderly market workers like Munni Devi brave the dawn’s searing heat, while families hose down kids for relief amid blackout nights. Amid the suffering, local hero Shobharam Kashyap installs birdhouses and water bowls for animals, honoring a tradition of compassion. Hospitals are overwhelmed with rising heatstroke and dehydration cases, and many sleep outdoors or at the station, desperate for any breeze. Officials admit this is a climate-driven global emergency.

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