Heat seems to keep Indians away from the ballot box, turnout remarkably lower

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Heat seems to keep Indians away from the ballot box, turnout remarkably lower

Due to climate change, South Asia is affected by longer and hotter heat waves early in the year. The consequences are now also noticeable during the Indian elections that started last week. Divided into seven voting days, Indians in various parts of the country will go to the polls until June 1. Meteorologists warn of even warmer voting rounds in the coming weeks. Before the monsoon cools down in the summer months, temperatures in Central India …