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Collapse of Civilization·/u/korona777·4 days ago
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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 want to explain what 48 degrees actually feels like when you live in a developing country, because it is terrifying. You can't just "stay inside and run the AC." The power grid simply cannot handle the load of millions of people trying to cool down, so we are dealing with rolling blackouts. Imagine sitting in the pitch dark in a concrete room that has been baking in the sun for 12 hours, with no ceiling fan, while the ambient temperature inside is still hovering near 40°C at midnight. You don't sleep; you just pass out from exhaustion. The taps are running dry because the heat evaporates local reservoirs and water usage spikes.…

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