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India’s capital record high temperature of 49.9 Celsius

Jake Miller Published May 29, 2024
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Temperatures in India’s capital flew to a record-high 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, the government’s weather bureau said.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), which reported “severe heat-wave conditions”, recorded the temperatures at two Delhi suburbs stations at Narela and Mungeshpur.

Forecasters predict similar temperatures on Wednesday.

Mungeshpur(Delhi) recorded the Highest Maximum Temperature of 49.9 °C this summer on 28th May, 2024#heatwavealert #heatwave #weatherupdate@moesgoi@DDNewslive@ndmaindia@airnewsalerts pic.twitter.com/ai5TYTaln8

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 28, 2024

In May 2022, parts of Delhi hit 49.2 degrees Celsius (120.5 Fahrenheit), Indian media reported at the time.

India is no stranger to searing summer temperatures.

But years of scientific research have found climate change is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent, and more intense.

New Delhi authorities have also warned of the risk of water shortages as the capital swelters in an intense heatwave — cutting supplies to some areas.

Water Minister Atishi Marlena has called for “collective responsibility” to stop wasteful water use, the Times of India newspaper reported Wednesday.

“To address the problem of water scarcity, we have taken a slew of measures such as reducing water supply from twice a day to once a day in many areas,” Atishi said, the Indian Express reported.

“The water thus saved will be rationed and supplied to the water-deficient areas where supply lasts only 15 to 20 minutes a day,” she added.

A man rides his cycle near a landfill site on a hot summer day during a heatwave in New Delhi, India, May 27, 2024. (Reuters)

The IMD warned of the heat’s impact on health, especially for infants, the elderly, and those with chronic diseases.

At the same time, West Bengal state and the northeastern state of Mizoram have been hit by gales and lashing rains from Cyclone Remal, which hit India and Bangladesh on Sunday, killing more than 38 people.

Bangladesh’s Meteorological Department said the cyclone was “one of longest in the country’s history”, blaming climate change for the shift.

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