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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), which was the highest temperature in India in eight years. [2]
The heat wave has caused many deaths due to heat stroke and has prompted health warnings and power outages across multiple countries. A May study by the World Weather Attribution found that the heat wave was made at least 30 times more likely by climate change in India and Bangladesh, and that climate change raised temperatures by at least 2 ...
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 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 ...
In 2018, the heat wave death toll was kept at 20 through public safety measures; for example, government workers across the country conducted awareness campaigns and distributed free water. However in 2019, the national general election took place and workers who normally issued heat wave warnings were instead performing election duties. [35]
Extreme heat is fast becoming a public health crisis in India, with more than 150 people dying during the latest brutal heat wave in June. Prolonged heat waves, sometimes classified as a slow ...
Swathes of India from the northwest to the southeast braced for more scorching heat Monday, with New Delhi under a severe weather alert, as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country. The ...
This is a list of serious heat waves in India. Year Duration Max. temperature Deaths Ref 1956: 50.6 °C (123.1 °F) [1] 1995: ... Heat stroke - ICD-10 code: T67; Notes