Temperatures exceed 45°C as brutal summer heatwave hits India | The World | ABC News

While India is no stranger to the heat before the monsoon season begins, this year's temperatures have soared well above 40 degrees celsius. And the heat is not the only threat to human health - intense humidity levels in some areas can be a deadly combination. So are the recent extreme heatwaves the new normal for India and Pakistan?

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and former chief scientist at the WHO spoke to The World's Girish Sawlani about the factors behind the region's annual heatwave and how severe they may get.

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