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Viral Bengaluru Video Shows Crayons Softening Indoors as Heatwave Grips City

Experts say the moment reflects a city growing hotter due to rapid urbanization, with green cover shrinking.

Overview

  • An Instagram clip by Geetha Shree Nagaraj, posted Saturday, shows a tray of crayons and pencils inside her Bengaluru home looking glossy and slightly deformed.
  • The creator said it was her first time feeling such indoor heat in the city and joked about frying an omelette on her table.
  • Hindustan Times said it has not independently verified the video, which spread widely across social platforms.
  • The India Meteorological Department reported intense heat across Karnataka with a chance of rain on Saturday, and the CPCB’s Sameer app put Bengaluru’s air quality at 94, a satisfactory reading.
  • Social media users described warmer homes and restless nights and urged planting more trees around houses and terraces to cool neighborhoods.