Life at 51°C: Surviving extreme heat without power in Jacobabad, Pakistan
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Soha Macktoom, Muhammed Toheed
Summary
A firsthand account of life in Jacobabad, Pakistan, where residents endure extreme heat with temperatures reaching 51°C. The article follows Shabana, a 42-year-old woman surviving without electricity for days, relying on a small solar-powered fan. It paints a vivid picture of how climate change is already devastating lives in one of the world's hottest cities, exploring the intersection of poverty, infrastructure collapse, and rising global temperatures.
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· 3 pulledIt used to be hot before as well. But electricity did not disappear this often, and water was always available. There has been no electricity at my house for the last three days. It is very hot. We feel very hot. But what can we do?
Three days without electricity. A fan barely larger than a dinner plate. A daughter tracking the movement of the sun across a courtyard so that the solar panel powering it does not lose charge.
Pakistan's heat future is already here.
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