northeastern side, the himalayans. that blocks cold air from coming up and over the mountains and helping blow off the sub continent of india. it is a major problem there. fatalities approaching 1700. and with two third of the population of india having access to reliable energy remember that means 400 million people have the ability to cool them receives with air conditioning and think about refrigeration or agriculture and for purposes of food as well. now, the indian meteorlogical department has scaled back its heat wave warnings but it is still persistent along the east coast. this is where we have seen the highest fatality rate. this is the temperature when you factor in the humidity value, soaring in the middle 40s. that will continue into the weekend. there is some relief in sight. temperatures dropping 1 or 2 degrees from where they were