India in the hot seat as blackout risks rise with temperature. Data from digital air-quality monitoring platform AQI earlier this week showed that every one of the 50 hottest cities in the world were in India. Temperatures have surged beyond 40 degrees Celsius (104F)

India is likely to endure a blistering summer until monsoon rains arrive in June, with higher-than-average heat already straining power grids at a time when the country is grappling with energy shortages.
 
The India Meteorological Department — which in March forecast a higher than normal number of heat days and has since issued warnings — is set to provide its May outlook on Friday, covering what is typically the hottest period of the year.
 
Yet the world’s most populous nation is already struggling to cope under the pressure of a warmer-than-usual April and the fallout from the war in the Persian Gulf. With vital energy suppliers cut off from world markets, India has been left short of crude, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, used for cooking.