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    Bathe the heat out of yourself

    When the sun is unbearable and AC is not an option, find relief by bathing multiple times a day.

    By Arani Biswas · the community conversation on “This summer has been unusually hot in many places. What was your experience this summer? H”

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    Bathe the heat out of yourself
    This year, the heat has broken all old records. It's very, very, very hot. The sun is terrible, and the hot wind makes it difficult to leave the house. Working in the heat and going out is exhausting. Even fans often throw hot air, making it unbearable without a cooler or AC. For people like us who work outdoors, this summer has been very challenging. The concrete and metal surfaces become extremely hot, and you can feel the heat reflecting from the ground. We try to start heavier work earlier, take short breaks in shaded areas, drink lots of water, and buttermilk. But when the heat is this intense, and power outages make coolers and ACs useless, I have to find other ways. My advantage is that I have lived in various hot places and have gotten used to the heat. But even I find this external heat difficult to tolerate. To cope, I bathe. I bathe well. I bathe three times a day, and I drink cold water. It helps me tolerate the heat.
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    Hello, regarding the summer, the sun is very strong. But since we are in the countryside, we don't feel it much because we work in the village. It's a little, a little more. But because we are farmers, we don't feel it. But I don't know how you people in town are coping, poor things. The sun is indeed very strong this year. I don't know if it will stay like this or how it will be. But we ourselves are drinking a lot of water in the countryside. But even if we farm like that, our farming is not yielding much. The yield is very low. Half of the harvest is wasted due to yellow disease. I don't know how we are going to cope.

    — Divagar N

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    Baldev Singh | 70 yrs I don't go out a lot so the heat is not as bad for me as it is for people who work out. At home, I think the usage of AC is more than usual. The rain is good this year so that's one good thing. Iced lemon juice is my favourite way to deal with this heat. Fruits like watermelon also help.

    — Harmanjot Kaur

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    Being in village right from the starting of May I was very difficult to bear this hot humid summer I just came back from university after completing my pg and then I had to my parents home right from university life which was way more comforting to village life it became very difficult for me adjust and at those days during every every heay rain and storms came due to which there was no electricity in whole in village inside home it became unbearable to stay for which we were going to sleep in terace but that too can't helped us out as mosquitoes badly attacked us and even in day time we used to go under tree but that didn't change anything, those days to survive in home was really difficult as everything felt very irritating like itching sweating and rashes.

    — Anish Toppo

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    I come from Assam. I have to say that Bengaluru was really hot this year. The temperature was high at night. I always carry a water bottle with me. I try to stay inside when it is the hottest part of the day. Many students get tired when they are going to college especially when they are on buses. There are not places to wait in the shade at the bus stops so it is not very comfortable to commute. The heat in Bengaluru has changed my routine and it is harder for me to focus I get tired really fast. Bengaluru heat is something that I am still getting used to. It is affecting my life in many ways like my daily routine and my concentration, in Bengaluru.

    — Rohan Shinde

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    It's very hot now. It has been very hot for a few years now. When it's hot, people suffer. But my one disadvantage, I mean advantage, is that I have lived in various places. I have lived in hot countries. I have lived in desert regions. Very hot. I have lived in forests. Where it is hot, it is very hot. But I have gotten used to it. I can tolerate the heat quite a bit. I can tolerate it. I am tolerating this external heat. I have to bathe. I bathe well. I drink cold water. And thus, I tolerate the heat.

    — Arani Biswas

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    To deal with the heat, we use fans most of the time and a cooler when the temperature becomes too high. We also drink more water to stay hydrated during the summer

    — Sahil Singh

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    My name is Kanagavalli, I am a housewife. There is a lot of sun exposure in our town. So we have problems. Young children are falling ill. Prickly heat boils are occurring frequently. We are reducing body heat by drinking water, coconut water, and eating watermelon. You also eat a lot of fruits.

    — Divagar N

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    It's very hot in Chennai right now. Because of that, I will go out with my friends, eat ice cream, and then play pool. All of that together will bring down that heat.

    — Urvashi Sriraman

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    To cope with the heat, I drink plenty of water and eat fruits such as watermelon. I also try to go out less often during the day and prefer wearing light cotton clothes to stay comfortable.

    — Sahil Singh

    ☀️

    For people like us who work outdoors, this summer has been very challenging. Most of my work involves moving around the apartment complex, checking pumps, cleaning areas, and handling repairs. During the afternoon, the concrete and metal surfaces become extremely hot. By noon, you can feel the heat reflecting from the ground itself. We try to start some of the heavier work earlier in the morning before the sun becomes too strong. I drink a lot of water and buttermilk during the day and take short breaks in shaded areas whenever possible. The heat has definitely increased compared to what I remember from a few years ago.

    — Sanjukta Chanda

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    This time, the heat has broken all old records. There's a lot of hot wind blowing here and the sun is so intense that it's become difficult to leave the house. My experience has been exhausting. Working in the heat and going out somewhere is very difficult, and in the summer, electricity often goes out due to storms. As soon as the power goes out, half the work stops, and fans don't run. Farms need water, and due to power outages, they don't get it on time. Many diseases occur in summer. People fall ill due to the sun, and because of the intense heat, they can't even go to the hospital. Animals also remain sick and don't eat properly.

    — Kumari Ankita

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    Oh brother, this year the summer has been extremely hot. It used to be difficult to go out of the house during the day. In the afternoon, it felt like fire was raining on the streets. Even the fan often threw hot air, and it became difficult to sit without a cooler or AC. If the power went out, the trouble would increase even more. To protect ourselves from the heat, we drink as much water as possible, and consume things like lemonade, buttermilk, and ORS so that there is no water deficiency in the body. We only go out in the afternoon if it's very necessary, otherwise, we stay indoors. We wear light cotton clothes and try to go out in the sun less often. At night, sitting on the roof or in an open space provides some relief. In our opinion, this year's summer has been hotter than in several past years. It also affected the work of many people, especially those who work outdoors. We hope that the weather will normalize a bit in the coming time and we will get relief from such intense heat.

    — Kumari Ankita

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    This summer is more hot than last summer. It has been very difficult to go out side. There is more chances to get sick due to heat wave. I am traveling now, so I can experience highly uncomfortable hot in train. Train's fans are generating hot air. It is very hard to travel for people in sleeper class , mainly in summer. Also, I am feeling like my health is getting worst.

    — Anish Toppo

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    Kolkata city is now one of the hottest cities in the world. As a result, it's impossible to adapt to this heat. A city without trees and without water bodies. Adapting to the heat there is just impossible. One who has money can try to adapt with AC, but AC ultimately makes the city even hotter. So I am not in favor of AC. I am trying to adapt.

    — Arani Biswas

    ☀️

    Unlike usual, this summer is very terrible. It wasn't like this even this year. I am 75 years old. But I haven't experienced anything like this. The heat, the heat, the sun is terrible. It's very very very hot. I don't know why it's like this. Because the world is changing. People are changing. Even the general public is changing. Because of that, nature itself is changing. I can't cope. Okay? How do you cope? To cope, I feel like I should bathe in cold water, like I should stay in water. So I bathe three times a day and cope.

    — Urvashi Sriraman

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