India, July 9 -- I was in Europe in late June for meetings, and the heat was on. Even for an Indian accustomed to high temperatures, the intensity of the sun was searing. It was also evident that these countries are not "designed" for heat, from buildings to devices for temperature controls. As I made my way home, the monsoon was crashing across India. Mumbai, the country's financial capital, was brought to its knees with floodwaters taking over its roads and entering homes. Cloudbursts in the Himalayas and the Western Ghats were bringing with them landslides and loss of property. Then there was news of damage to roads and bridges, some of which were built only recently. This investment was clearly unmindful of the climate extremes we now...