# What Are We Going to Do About These Heat Waves? Lessons from India

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Podcast: [Green Frequency | Environmental Science & Earth Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-frequency-environmental-science-earth-radio-7796532)
Published: 2026-08-04T04:00:00+00:00
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Heat waves are arriving earlier, lasting longer, and reaching further into daily life. So what do we do before the next one arrives? Climate researcher Kartikeya Bhatotia joins Green Frequency to explain what decades of research and experimentation in India can teach a rapidly warming world. Drawing on Critical Perspectives on Extreme Heat in India, he explores why heat is more than a temperature, how housing, labor, gender, health, and access to cooling shape exposure, and why adaptation cannot be reduced to air conditioning or emergency alerts. The conversation moves through India’s pioneering heat action plans, anticipatory finance, passive cooling, parametric insurance, and the idea of a “cool economy.” India emerges not only as a country facing extreme heat, but as a source of adaptation knowledge. These strategies do not replace a fossil fuel phaseout; they show how governments can protect people from the heat already here, before the worst arrives.  Episode Guest: Kartikeya Bhatotia Read the full report here Connect with Kartikeya here Follow Kartikeya’s Substack Explore the Pine Forest Media digital ecosystem on our website Follow us on Social Media @pineforestmedia Cover Art by Laurel Wong Theme music by Nela Ruiz Find some more Pine Forest Media podcasts below Listen to Oceanography on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Listen to Plastic Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Listen to South Pole on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Listen to Something in the Water on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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