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A fruit stall selling a variety of mangoes. Higher temperatures during fruiting season can not only affect colour and texture, but even shrink mangoes. Farmers say customers refuse to pay the same price for smaller, defective fruits, resulting in a loss for sellers and farmers. Representative image by Divya Kilikar/Mongabay.

Heatwaves, extreme temperatures threaten the king of mangoes

Lisann Dias 20 May 2025

With intense and recurring heat waves, AC market grows

Vishal Kumar Jain 5 Jul 2024
Elephants in Wayanad. Photos by Anoop N.R.

Wayanad is summer home for elephants, says a study

Arathi Menon 16 Oct 2023