Delhi Records 2nd Hottest April In 72 Years, Heat Wave Exceeds In India

New Delhi: Even while areas of the country are suffering in strong heatwaves, Delhi had its second hottest April in 72 years, with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius. Hours-long outages have resulted from the furnace-like heat.

On April 28 and 29, the city reached a high of 43.5 degrees Celsius. In Delhi, this was the greatest maximum temperature in April in 12 years.

A severe heatwave has been declared in numerous sections of Delhi, according to the weather department, which has issued a “orange” alert.

Power disruptions added to the anguish of millions of people throughout India who were wilting in the heat, with experts blaming climate change for the early start of scorching summer temperatures.

After an abnormally hot March and April pushed up power demand and depleted inventories, power interruptions were largely blamed on coal shortages.

Many areas have also reported low water supplies, which are expected to increase until the annual monsoon rains in June and July.

Authorities also halted or reduced school hours, with Bihar ordering sessions to end at 10:45 a.m. and warning residents not to go outside after that time.

The meteorological service issued an orange signal for northwest and central India for the next five days on Thursday evening.

Millions of people will have to endure further days of deadly temperatures and hours-long blackouts as a result of severe heat waves that are projected to last into early next month.

The country hasn’t had the gentle summer rains that usually arrive in April and May to cool things down and wash away the dirt.

Since 2010, over 6,500 people have died in India as a result of heat waves, which scientists predict are becoming more severe and frequent as a result of climate change.

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