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Banda, India, became the planet’s hottest spot seven times this summer, with temperatures soaring past 118°F—day and night—with power outages leaving fans useless. Driven by climate change, these brutal heat waves are worsening, especially in vulnerable regions like Uttar Pradesh, where deadly heatwaves have already claimed over 100 lives. Residents, like 70-year-old laborer Munni Devi, toil through the sweltering heat, while others, like bird lover Shobharam Kashyap, turn to creative solutions like installing thousands of birdhouses. Hospitals are overwhelmed with heatstroke, dehydration, and diarrhea cases, and people sleep outdoors or at railway stations for any breeze. Cooling centers and rehydration kits offer limited relief as officials admit they’re fighting a global crisis they can’t solve alone.

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