(CNN) Intense heat waves have killed more than 100 people in India this summer and are predicted to worsen in coming years, creating a possible humanitarian crisis as large parts of the country potentially become too hot to be inhabitable. Heat waves in India usually take place between March and July and abate once the monsoon rains arrive. Experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that even if the world succeeds in cutting carbon emissions, limiting the predicted rise in average global temperatures, parts of India will become so hot they will test the limits of human survivability. Last year, there were 484 official heat waves across India, up from 21 in 2010. The second is the more optimistic prediction of an average increase of 2.25 degrees Celsius.

Source: CNN July 04, 2019 00:22 UTC