Page 12 - Heatwaves

Heatwave sears Delhi, yellow alert issued; relief likely on weekend

At the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's base station, the maximum temperature settled at 43.5 degrees Celsius, three notches more than normal.

Delhi logs minimum temperature of 27.4 deg C, heatwave conditions likely

The weatherman has forecast a partly cloudy sky with heat wave conditions at isolated places and strong surface winds with a speed of 20-30 kmph during the day

Heatwave broils parts of Delhi with no immediate relief in sight

The maximum temperature jumped to 47.1 degrees at Mungeshpur, making it the hottest place in the city.

Temperature inches up in Delhi, but heatwave unlikely in coming days

The maximum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, rose to 41.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday amid partly cloudy conditions, though a heatwave is unlikely over the next five to six days.

India's record heatwave drives temperature gap between rich and poor

Many factors can drive temperature variance between neighborhoods including wind patterns, but the presence or absence of healthy vegetation also plays a key role.

Climate change made record heatwave in India 30 times more likely: Study

The record breaking heatwave in India and Pakistan was about 30 times more likely to happen due to human-caused climate change, according to a study by an international team of climate scientists

90 people died in 2022 due to heatwave spells in India, Pakistan: Study

The 2022 heatwave is estimated to have led to at least 90 deaths across India and Pakistan, a study that looks specifically at the recent spells of heatwaves across India and Pakistan said

India's economic growth may have slowed to 3.5% in Q4 of FY22: Icra Ratings

The agency said the hiccups in the recovery of the contact-intensive services attributable to the third wave of Covid-19 in the country may have also affected the economic growth in the quarter

Heatwaves may make India's inflation problem worse, hurt growth: Moody's

Over the longer term, India's highly negative credit exposure to physical climate risks means its economic growth will become more volatile

Mercury soars again in Delhi NCR, Friday may bring some relief

The Safdarjung Observatory, the base station for Delhi, registered the maximum temperature at 43.6 degrees Celsius, but mercury at two of Delhi's stations shot past 46 degrees Celsius on Thursday.

Climate change made extreme heatwaves in India 100 times more likely: Study

Climate change has made the record breaking heat waves in India and Pakistan over 100 times more likely, and also increased the chances that such events will occur more frequently in the future, accor

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif forms task force on climate change amid heatwaves

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday formed a task force on climate change in view of the country currently facing heatwave and melting of glaciers.

Heatwave broils Delhi, mercury hits 47 degrees Celsius in some parts

A tormenting heatwave turned Delhi into a hot cauldron on Saturday, pushing the mercury to an unbearable high of 47.2 degrees Celsius at Mungeshpur and 47 degrees Celsius at Najafgarh.

From India to France and the US, wheat harvest faces the weather test

Droughts, flooding and heatwaves threaten output from the US to France and India, compounding shrinking production in Ukraine

Delhi max temperature hovers around 40 degrees; heatwave likely from Friday

The minimum temperature settled at 28 degrees Celsius, three notches more than normal

Power outage in suburban Mumbai prompts complaints on social media

Twitter users tagged Adani Electricity and Tata Power, the utilities that serve the city, in their posts complaining about the outage.

Delhi records minimum temperature of 27.6 degrees, clear skies likely: IMD

The MeT issued a yellow alert from May 11 to 15. The maximum temperature will hover between 44 and 45 degrees Celsius, resulting in heatwave conditions at a few places in the city

WB govt asks pvt schools to stop offline classes from May 7 due to heatwave

Principal Secretary to school education department, Manish Jain asked private schools to hold online classes if they do not wish to advance the vacation time from May 2

IMD issues yellow warning for Northwest India over western disturbance

Senior scientist of IMD, RK Jenamani told that Western Disturbance is very active and the wind pattern can be seen in Delhi, Lucknow, and Jaipur

Health Ministry issues advisory to states amid ongoing heatwave

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Sunday issued an advisory to the chief secretary of states amid the rising temperature and heatwave in parts of the country.