India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up. One state reported 45 deaths in a single day as heatwaves continue. The Independant  Stuti Mishra- Asia Climate Correspondent 03 June 2024 Over 200 people, including dozens of workers on election duty, have died in the last few days in India as the country continued to reel from the cascading impacts of heatwaves. At least 50 deaths have been reported in just the last 72 hours with the total tally for heatstroke-related deaths now standing at 211. Out of these 50, at least 33 were workers stationed on election duty who died on Saturday when India was conducting the seventh and last phase of its mammoth six week long elections. Most of these people were working as home guards, sanitation workers, and other poll staff. Election duty is compulsory in India for public sector employees. Election duty is compulsory in India for public sector employees. They’re assigned by the election commission before polling begins. A voter also died at a polling booth in the Sikandarpur area of Ballia city during the polling. The election commission of India has been criticised for not taking the heatwave warnings in consideration while planning the national elections with close to a billion eligible voters. Voters have been coming out in searing heat without any preparations made to protect them. In earlier phases, voters have complained of discomfort and local media reported several people fainting in heat. India’s heatwave has been brutal this year, with temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius in Delhi, prompting a water and electricity crisis. Dozens of heatwave related deaths have been reported in recent days from different states. The eastern state of Odisha was the hardest hit and reported 45 deaths in a single day Heatwave days across India have increased by 125 per cent in May, a record jump compared to normal, impacting a billion people, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. “This could be the worst summer in the last 120 years, at least for north India,” Vimal Mishra, professor of Earth Sciences at IIT Gandhinagar, told news agency PTI.,,,,,read on.....https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/india-heatwaves-deaths-election-2024-b2555692.html?lid=a3rblbxvo1o6&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_campaign=Climate%20Newsletter%2004-06-24&utm_term=IND_Climate_Newsletter       

And it's Happening Golabally..........The May global surface temperature was 1.18°C (2.12°F) above the 20th-century average of 14.8°C (58.6°F), making it the warmest May on record. This was 0.18°C (0.32°F) above the previous record from May 2020. May 2024 marked the 48th consecutive May (since 1977) with temperatures at least nominally above the 20th-century average. May had a record-high monthly global ocean surface temperature for the 14th consecutive month. El Niño conditions that emerged in June 2023 were replaced by ENSO-neutral conditions during the past month, and according to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center La Niña is favored to develop during July-September (65% chance) and persist into the Northern Hemisphere winter 2024-25 (85% chance during November-January). The Northern Hemisphere also ranked as the warmest May on record at 1.44°C (2.59°F) above average. The Northern Hemisphere land temperature was also record warm in May (tied with 2020) and the ocean temperature was again record-high by a wide margin (0.25°C/0.45°F warmer than the previous record set in 2020). The Arctic region had its 11th warmest May on record. May 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere also ranked warmest on record at 0.92°C (1.66°F) above average. The ocean-only temperature for May in the Southern Hemisphere ranked highest on record, while the land-only Southern Hemisphere temperature was 6th warmest on record. Meanwhile, the Antarctic region had its 23rd warmest May, 0.55°C (0.99°F) above average. A smoothed mapof blended land and sea surface temperature anomalies is also available......there's more, and check out the heat maps      https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202405 .......and...... Mexico’s deadly heat dome is coming for the US