India’s capital, New Delhi, recorded a record temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, with authorities warning that water could become scarce.
This record temperature was recorded by the country’s meteorological department early in the afternoon in Mungeshpur, a suburb of New Delhi, and is one degree higher than the previous national record recorded in the Rajasthan desert.
Indian meteorology has already set previous records for New Delhi with temperatures of 49.9 degrees on Tuesday and over 50.5 degrees this Wednesday.
Authorities in the city of about 30 million people issued a health red alert this Wednesday, warning of a “high likelihood of outbreaks of heat-related illness and heat stroke at all ages” and calling for “extreme vigilance” among vulnerable populations. People.
The heat wave in central and northwestern India is expected to “gradually weaken” from Thursday, according to local weather services.
In May 2022, a temperature of 49.2 degrees was recorded in several districts of the capital.
India often experiences hot weather during the summer, but climate change is leading to longer, more frequent and intense heat waves, according to researchers.
Authorities have also warned of the risk of drinking water shortages as some areas have already been hit by supply outages.
Water Resources Minister Atishi Marlena has called for “collective responsibility” among the people to avoid unrest, the Times of India reported on Wednesday.
“To address the water shortage, we have taken a range of measures, such as reducing water supply from twice a day to once in many regions,” Atishi said.
Neighboring Pakistan is also suffering from severe heatwaves, with temperatures peaking at 53 degrees Celsius on Sunday in Sindh, a border province of India.
At the same time, the Indian states of West Bengal and Mizoram in the northeast of the country were hit by strong gusts of wind and heavy rain after the passage of Cyclone Remal, which killed more than 65 people in India and Bangladesh on Sunday.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the cyclone was one of the longest in the country and attributed its long duration to climate change.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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