Stay Safe From Heat

It's only April and the Tarai is already in the grip of intense heat. Summer in Nepal is normally a period from early June through August. What should be a season of spring following the retreat of winter has given the impression that climate change is bringing oppressive heat earlier and causing it to last longer. This means that we are going straight from winter to summer, with the shrinking duration of spring. The punishing heat from early morning has disrupted the routine lives of the people, worrying them about what will happen during the peak of the summer, which is still months away.