If you think humans are the only ones struggling with the heat, think again. Rising temperatures are affecting flora and fauna alike, altering migration routes, dehydrating wildlife, and perhaps most significantly, disrupting cropping patterns. Growing up, this writer looked forward to summer trips to Mumbai from Delhi, where baskets of ripe, sweet mangoes would arrive through May and often last well into late June, long after the monsoon had settled in. This year, however, even the Alphonso hasn’t been spared.

Alphonso/Hapus, Pairi/Payri and Kesar