As temperatures soar, the national capital is experiencing a troubling rise in fire-related incidents. The Delhi Fire Services are now receiving over 200 calls per day, a number unprecedented in at least the last 10 years.
On Monday, the city was in the grip of a punishing heatwave, with the maximum temperature settling at 46 degrees Celsius and above at many weather stations.
As per IMD, the heatwave prevailing in the national capital and other north Indian states will abate from tomorrow for the next four days.
The IMD scientist predicted that Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab will be hit by a western disturbance on May 13 which will keep the rising temperatures under control.
Delhi on Thursday sizzled under heatwave conditions with the maximum temperature settling at 43.6 degrees Celsius.
After a cold winter, 2020 may surprise one with warmer than normal summer. As per IMD, the average maximum temperature is likely to be higher than normal by 1 degree Celsius plus in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Rajasthan, and Arunachal Pradesh during March-May.
The city received traces of rainfall in parts of Delhi over a period of 24 hours till 8:30 AM on Thursday. The humidity in the morning was recorded at 63 per cent. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 38 degrees Celsius.
The hotter it gets, the more power we use to run air conditioners, which in turn, puts all climate change mitigation and energy security actions in the red, a study has revealed.
On June 10, Delhi witnessed its hottest June, with mercury soaring to 48 degrees Celsius in Palam area.
The national capital reeled under scorching heat on Tuesday, with the mercury crossing the 40 degree-mark for the first time this season.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 40 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 22.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.
New Delhi: It was a scorching day in the national capital with mercury rising to 42.1 degree Celsius, the highest this season.The maximum temperature was three degree above normal with weatherman predicting further rise in
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