AI6YR Ben1d ago

CNN: ‘Not normal’: On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in a single country

"...On one day in late April, something very unusual happened. Every single one of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities was in just one country: India. .."

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/05/11/climate/50-hottest-cities-aqi-india-heatwave

#heatwaves #heat #climateemergency #ministryofthefuture

‘Not normal’: On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in a single country

India, one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries, experienced a blistering heat wave last month, with fears of a brutal summer ahead.

CNN
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This site referenced in CNN article:

World Top Hottest Cities Belong to India – April 2026

https://www.aqi.in/blog/world-top-hottest-cities-in-india-april-2026/

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World Top Hottest Cities Belong to India - April 2026

The World Top Hottest Cities in April 2026 share one thing - they're all in India. See which cities hit 46°C.

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Show threadMorgan Fletcher1d ago
@ai6yr this is basically the beginning of Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future, a fictional book about the near future. One really bad heat wave in India changes everything.
Show threadbk1d ago
@ai6yr
They’d better get on those solar heat/cooling pumps stat…
Show threadShirley Eugest1d ago
@knutson_brain @ai6yr They have some. Not the poorest people who live rough, though.