GnY Live Series 4: Death by Fahrenheight
As India grapples with rising temperatures, Death by Fahrenheit delves deep into the silent emergency sweeping across its landscapes—deadly heatwaves. This investigative series explores the devastating human cost of extreme heat, unearthing stories of survival, systemic neglect, and the science behind the soaring mercury. From parched rural hamlets to overcrowded urban slums, each episode uncovers how climate change, poor planning, and social inequality collide in a nation already on the brink. Experts, activists, and affected communities come together to expose how deadly heat is becoming the new normal—and what it will take to cool down a warming India.
Series 04 | Episode 05 | Hot Jobs: Heatstress and the Marginalized
Heat stress in the workplace is becoming an increasingly urgent concern as climate change intensifies across South Asia. Beyond the visible impacts of extreme heatwaves, it is the silent, daily exposure to high temperatures that erodes the health, dignity, and economic security of India’s most vulnerable workers.
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Series 04 | Episode 04 | Heat VS Crops: The Battle Begins
Heatwaves are no longer climate anomalies; they are the new normal. As India enters an era of prolonged, intense, and unpredictable thermal extremes, its rural backbone is showing signs of distress. In this episode of Death by Fahrenheit, the conversation journeys through sun-scorched deserts, struggling farms
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Series 04 | Episode 03 | Chronic Hot Days: Heatwaves, Health Consequences and Policy Framework
Heatwaves have become one of the most lethal and least acknowledged consequences of climate change in India. What was once an occasional extreme is now a defining feature of India’s seasonal climate, stretching longer, striking harder, and reaching new geographies.
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Series 04 | Episode 02 | Forecasting Heat: Science, Governance, and the Crisis of Compliance
Heatwaves in India have evolved from seasonal anomalies to one of the country’s most pressing climate emergencies. While the meteorological understanding of heatwaves has advanced significantly, facilitating district-level forecasts
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Series 04 | Episode 01 | 1° Hotter = 1000 Dead: Heat Waves as India’s Growing Health Crisis
Heatwaves are no longer episodic extremes but are increasingly becoming a structural feature of India’s climate landscape. Globally, nearly half a million people die each year from heat-related causes, with Asia accounting for 45 percent of these deaths .
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