Page 15 - Heatwave In India

Heatwave scorches north India; Delhi records hottest day in May in 18 years

In New Delhi, Palam area recorded 47.6-degree Celsius, six notches above the normal, followed by Aya Nagar, Safdarjung and Lodhi Road

Dust, thunderstorms likely in several parts of north India on May 29: IMD

Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and parts of Uttar Pradesh have been experiencing blistering heat for days with temperatures soaring over 45 degrees Celsius in some places.

Heatwave in North India: IMD issues 'red alert' for several states

This season, the temperatures did not rise the way it usually does in north and central India because of significant rainfall activity during April that continued till mid-May

Hottest July ever! 65% Indians were exposed to heatwaves in May-June 2019

But 2015 saw the worst heatwave in India since 1992, striking areas from Delhi to Telangana and killing 2,081 people. It was the fifth deadliest in world history

Think only world is heating up? Our body is hitting close to thermal limits

When the air temperature exceeds 35°C, the body relies on the evaporation of water - mainly through sweating - to keep core temperature at a safe level

Mumbai records temperature of 41 degrees; heat wave to continue

Heat waves due to anti-cyclones in north India are a regular phenomenon during the April-May period

India may become 2-4 degrees celsius warmer: Study

But India simply cannot afford to ignore the new health and livelihood challenges

Heat wave claims 10 lives in Uttar Pradesh

Bundelkhand is the worst hit with mercury logging an average 47 degrees Celsius

North India sizzles under heat wave as temperature touches 48 degree

As per records, June 5 is the hottest World Environment Day in the last four years in Delhi