"Imagine stepping outside and feeling like you've walked into an open furnace. That is not a metaphor — for hundreds of millions of Indians right now, it is the cruel reality of every single day." India Is Hotter Than the Middle East — and That Should Terrify Us Let that headline sink in for a moment. India — a country surrounded by oceans, draped in rivers, covered in farmland — is currently recording temperatures higher than Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. Cities like Ahm