Delhi's temperature was 43.5C. Why did it feel hotter? (opens in new tab)

The BBC examined why Delhi felt hotter than its reported air temperature of 43.5C, spending a day in the Indian capital with a thermal camera to record indoor and outdoor surface temperatures. The article compared the standard air-temperature reading with the heat people experience from surrounding surfaces in the city. Google News listed related items on a study estimating that extreme heat causes 3,400 excess deaths per day in India, reports on workers forced to choose between health and wa...