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Why has India experienced such a major heatwave?

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In the past week, most parts of South Asia have experienced high temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. In some parts of northwest India, the highest temperature was close to 50 degrees Celsius. Bao Yuanyuan, Chief Forecaster of China's National Meteorological Center, explains where the heat comes from.

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