We are Experiencing the Longest Heatwave in Recorded History
Human-caused climate change is taking its toll.
Dhaka, the megacity I currently live in, is home to more than 10 million people. Here everyone, including the limited wildlife this city possesses, is witnessing what they’ve never seen in their lifetime.
Not just the capital Dhaka but the entire country, Bangladesh, is experiencing a heatwave running for 31 days straight. And life here is getting harder and harder for every living being.
As I write this, the outside world is burning with extreme heat coupled with high humidity. If you must go outside for some reason, brace yourself — most likely your head will start spinning within a few minutes as temperatures continuously hover around 40°C.
It’s recorded that eleven people have died of heat stroke across the country in the last eight days, and with each passing day, the situation is getting worse.
“The hot spell is impacting more than 50 out of 64 administrative districts and is likely to continue until the first week of May,” said meteorologist Khandaker Hafizur Rahman.
Another meteorologist, Muhammad Abul Kalam Mallik said, this is the first time the country has experienced a heatwave of such duration since 1948, when it began…
