No trees, no fans: surviving extreme heat in India’s salt pans
In Gujarat's Little Rann of Kutch summer temperatures routinely cross 45 degrees Celsius and can climb to 47-48C India faces challenging heatwaves each year, but few places endure conditions as searing as the country's western desert salt pans, where workers rely on simple techniques to survive almost unbearable temperatures. Up to 50,000 workers in Gujarat spend eight months on the…
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