The mercury has alrea­­dy touched the dreaded 45-degree ( 112F ) mark in many parts of Punjab. The sudden rise in temperature is also causing faster melting of glaciers in the country’s north, with rivers receiving 23,000 cusecs more water on Friday than the previous day.

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1. WITH the mercury alrea­­dy touching the dreaded 45-degree mark in many parts of Punjab, the three heatwaves forecast to sweep the province over the next four weeks will definitely test the limits of human and animal endurance, as well as the planning skills of provincial administrators.

   The Met Office has predicted a further rise in temperatures by a sizzling six to eight degrees Celsius over the next few days. But although this pattern may not break previous records, it would certainly get closer to breaching them, says Shahid Abbas, the chief meteorologist stationed at Lahore