NEW DELHI -- Sandeep's workday began in the dark. At 3:30 a.m. one recent night, he arrived at a construction site on the outskirts of New Delhi, where floodlights illuminated the concrete skeleton of a high-rise building.
Climate Change
India's deadly heat waves preview disruptions of a hotter future
High temperatures force laborers to work nights, parch fields, strain power grid
Sandeep is one of many Indian laborers who have been forced to change their work schedules to night shifts as a result of intense heat waves in the country. (Photo by Minaam Shah)
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