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Severe Heatwave across India: IMD issues alert

Delhi is currently experiencing an extreme heatwave, with temperatures crossing 47 degrees Celsius at many places. Following this, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a "red alert" fo

IMD weather today: Delhi boils at 47.4 degree Celsius amid severe heatwave

On Monday, Delhi recorded the nation's highest maximum temperature of 47.4 degrees Celsius amid soaring temperatures in North India. IMD has also given a rainfall alert for these states

IMD weather today: Delhi boils at 47.4°C, heatwave alert for these states

On Monday, Delhi recorded the nation's highest maximum temperature of 47.4 degrees Celsius amid soaring temperatures in North India. IMD has also given a rainfall alert for these states

IMD issues heatwave alert for several states during next 5 days; check list

Delhi braces for sweltering temperatures, with the mercury expected to peak at 45 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday

Severe heatwave: Unrelenting heat disrupts daily life in swathes of India

The unrelenting heat turned daily activities into an arduous task in large parts of India on Sunday, with Najafgarh in southwest Delhi reaching a sweltering 47.8 degrees Celsius -- the highest in the country so far this season. The crippling heat strained low-income households, which often have poor access to water and cooling, and tested the endurance of outdoor workers toiling in the searing sun, forcing them to take frequent breaks. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported a severe heat wave in parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Even the hill stations in Himachal Pradesh, safe havens for people escaping the punishing heat in the plains, reeled from the scorching conditions. Maximum temperatures reached 36 degrees Celsius in Dharamshala, 44.4 degrees in Una, 42.4 degrees in Bilaspur, 36.6 degrees in Solan and 40 degrees in Kangra. The Met office has issued a red warning for Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab and ...

IMD issues heatwave warning for several districts across Himachal Pradesh

The IMD said that the average maximum temperatures in the state are likely to increase by 2 to 3 degrees and to remain appreciably above normal during the period

Delhi records 44.4 degree Celsius, 'red alert' issued due to heatwave

The national capital recorded 44.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday, with the weather office issuing a 'red alert' due to severe heat wave conditions in the city. Delhi has seen a steady rise in temperature in recent days, culminating in the highest temperature recorded this summer on Sunday. Saturday's temperature was 43.6 degrees Celsius, up from 42.5 degrees Celsius on Friday. While the station at Safdarjung recorded a high of 44.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above the normal on Sunday, other parts of the city saw the mercury soaring above 47 degrees Celsius. Najafgarh recorded a high of 47.8 degrees Celsius, while Mungeshpur recorded 47.7 degrees, Aya Nagar recorded 46.4 degrees, Pusa recorded 46.5 degrees, Pitampura recorded 47 degrees, and Palam recorded 45.1 degrees. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted mainly clear skies with heatwave conditions in many parts of Delhi and severe heat wave conditions in other areas, accompanied by strong surface winds at speeds of

Killer April heat wave in Asia was made much worse by climate change

In South Asia, which was the focus of two such studies in 2022 and 2023, abnormal heat was found to be 45 times more likely to occur, and to be 0.85C higher due to climate change

245 mn more older adults, mostly in Asia, Africa, to face acute heat: Study

By 2050, world would have added more than 24.5 crore older adults who will be exposed to dangerous acute heat, with those living in Asia and Africa likely to experience the most severe effects, a new research has projected. With populations around the world ageing at an "unprecedented rate," researchers said that the number of people aged over 60 years is expected to double to nearly 210 crore by 2050, with more than two-thirds living in lower- and middle-income countries. These regions are especially vulnerable to extreme events driven by climate changes. The team, which included researchers from the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Italy, analysed trends regarding exposure of people from different age groups around the world to extremely high temperatures. "By 2050, more than 23 per cent of the global population aged over 69 years will live in climates with acute heat exposure greater than the critical threshold of 37.5 degrees Celsius, compared with 14 per cent in ..

Food inflation likely to remain cause for concern due to heatwave: ICRA

The wholesale food inflation, which is at a four-month high, will continue to be a cause for concern in May and June as heatwave is likely to jack up prices of perishable commodities, ICRA Chief Economist Aditi Nayar said on Tuesday. Although the impact of high base of last year will play out in July and August, the impact of monsoon will determine the price conditions in the subsequent months. As per data released on Tuesday, the wholesale price index (WPI)-based food inflation was at a four-month high of 7.74 per cent in April. Retail food inflation also remained stubbornly high at 8.70 per cent in April 2024, as against 3.84 per cent in April 2023. Nayar said weather is an important factor in determining the food inflation trajectory. Monsoon was not very favourable last year and this year there are heatwaves in parts of the country, she said. "With the onset of summer, prices of perishable items are charting upwards. For the next two months, we expect the food inflation to cli

IMD weather update: Heatwave reigns, rainfall prediction in many states

According to IMD, heatwave conditions are expected to lessen over East India and south Peninsular India from today onwards. Meanwhile, Northeast is anticipated to observe heavy rains

Why is Uttarakhand up in flames? Key details about the state's forest fires

Five lives have been lost so far due to out-of-control wildfires in Uttarakhand, which started more than a week ago and have now spread to several regions in the state

Delhi's maximum temperature settles at 41.1 deg C, season's highest so far

The maximum temperature in Delhi settled two notches above normal at 41.1 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said on Sunday. This was the highest maximum temperature recorded in the national capital this summer so far. The previous hottest day recorded earlier was April 27, with a maximum temperature of 40.5 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. The relative humidity oscillated between 19 per cent and 63 per cent during the day. The weather office has forecast mainly clear skies for Monday, with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to settle at 41 and 24 degrees Celsius, respectively.

How is Delhi escaping heat wave while the rest of the country is suffering?

The IMD scientist said that the weatherman will keep tracking developments over Haryana and south Rajasthan for the next two weeks for a possible heat wave occurrence

Southern Bengal, parts of northern districts sizzle as heatwave continues

Heatwave prevailed in south Bengal and many parts of the northern districts of West Bengal on Sunday as the Met department forecast it will continue, particularly in southern districts, till May 2. The day's maximum temperature was recorded at 44.3 degrees Celsius, 7.5 deg C above normal, at Kalaikunda in Paschim Medinipur district, the department said in a bulletin. At Panagarh in Paschim Bardhaman district, the temperature was 44.2 deg C, followed by Bankura 43.5 deg C. In Kolkata, the maximum temperature was 41.3 deg C, which was 5.7 deg C above normal. In the relatively cooler northern parts of the state, Balurghat and Malda recorded maximum temperatures of 41 deg C each. In Darjeeling and Kalimpong, the mercury, however, read 22.4 deg C and 25.2 deg C, respectively, the MeT office said. "Mainly dry westerly to northwesterly winds at lower levels continue to prevail over the region. Due to strong solar insolation, the heatwave condition is very likely to prevail over the dist

2024 can be the warmest year ever recorded warns IMD as heatwaves spread

May is anticipated to bring heat wave conditions to Central and North Western India, attributed partially to the ongoing El Nino phenomenon

LS polls: India's Silicon Valley to vote amid searing heat, water shortages

About 10 mn citizens will cast their ballot in Bengaluru, which is home to the country's $194 billion IT services industry and houses the biggest office of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. outside New York

Vegetable prices show mixed trends in Delhi despite heatwave rise

IMD warns heatwave to continue over east and peninsular India for next five days

Lok Sabha polls: Nitin Gadkari's faints at Maharashtra rally, blames heat

The Met Department has issued a heat wave alert in parts of Maharashtra for second half of the week

India faced double wrath of heatwave and water disasters in 2023: WMO

Asia remained the world's most disaster-hit region from weather, climate, and water-related hazards in 2023