India is becoming a case study in how rising temperatures can undermine productivity and growth in nations that still rely heavily on physical labor.

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    25 days ago

    We’re going to find out soon enough.

    Almost half of the global population will be living with extreme heat by 2050 if the world reaches 2C of global warming above preindustrial levels, according to a University of Oxford study published in January. India will have the largest affected population, says urban climatologist Radhika Khosla, an associate professor who co-authored the study.