No trees, no fans: surviving extreme heat in India’s salt pans

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 remote salt pans without electricity or healthcare, relying on a tanker to deliver […] The post No trees, no fans: surviving extreme heat in India’s salt pans appeared first on Digital Journal.