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India's weather department expects heat wave conditions to persist across the north for the next few days, and has put several states on high alert. On Friday, parts of New Delhi reported up to 47 ...
India now has a bit of respite from the intense heat, and a different set of extreme weather problems as monsoon rain lashes the northeast, but for months the extreme heat took a toll on large ...
2024 Indian heat wave. Peak temp. Since May 2024, a severe and long heat wave has impacted India. [ 1] The heat wave occurred during the Indian dry season, which typically lasts from March to July with peak temperatures in April and May Rajasthan 's Churu recorded 50.5 °C (122.9 °F) highest temperature in India in last eight years. [ 2]
India declares a heat wave whenever temperatures are above 45 C (113 F). The extreme heat in northern India has coincided with a 6-week general election , increasing health risks as people wait in ...
Satellite visualisation of the 2022 Indian heat wave. Heat waves ' frequency and power are increasing in India because of climate change. In 2019, the temperature reached 50.6 degrees Celsius, 36 people were killed. The high temperatures are expected to impact 23 states in 2019, up from nine in 2015 and 19 in 2018.
An air quality index (AQI) is an indicator developed by government agencies [ 1] to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become. [ 2][ 3] As air pollution levels rise, so does the AQI, along with the associated public health risk. Children, the elderly and individuals with respiratory or ...
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India is likely to experience more heat-wave days than normal between April and June, the weather office said on Monday, potentially hitting agricultural production and hampering ...
In 2010, the year of the WHO survey, the average PM 10 level in Delhi was 286 μg/m 3. In 2013, the PM 2.5 level was 153 μg/m 3. These levels are considered very unhealthy. In Gwalior, the city with the worst air quality in India, the PM 10 and PM 2.5 levels were 329 μg/m 3 and 144 μg/m 3 respectively.