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India’s northwest reels under unusual early heat wave


Nepalnews
2022 Apr 12, 12:58, New Delhi
People take refuge under a shade as a heat wave continues to lash the capital in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 11, 2022. On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department predicted maximum temperatures in New Delhi to touch 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius), nearly eight notches above the season’s normal. (AP Photo)

An unusually early heat wave brought more extreme temperatures Monday to a large swath of India’s northwest, raising concerns that such weather conditions could become typical.

The India Meteorological Department forecast that the temperature in New Delhi would reach 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday, nearly eight degrees above normal.

The weather agency declares a heat wave when the temperature is at least 4.5 C (8 F) above average.

The main summer months — April, May and June — are always excruciatingly hot in most parts of India before monsoon rains bring cooler temperatures. But the heat wave has arrived early and grown particularly intense in the past decade, killing hundreds every year.

During heat waves, the country usually also suffers severe water shortages with tens of millions of its 1.4 billion people lacking running water.


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