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2 hours ago · According to a Delhi-based think tank, Centre for Science Environment (CSE), the body works best within a narrow range of body temperature – 36 degree Celsius to 37.5 degree Celsius. Once 40 degree Celsius is reached, it can be dangerous even with low humidity levels. With temperature touching 50 degree Celsius, the situation is critical.
8 hours ago · The one year period between May 2023 to April 2024 was warmer than any previous 12-month period, about 1.61 degree Celsius higher than the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average. The warming over India is not as pronounced as the world taken as a whole. Annual mean temperatures over India have risen by about 0.7 degree Celsius compared to 1900 levels.
10 hours ago · Heatstroke is the most severe heat-related illness and can be fatal if left untreated. If core temperature rises above 40°C (104°F), the body's cooling mechanisms fail. Sweating may stop, and ...
8 hours ago · The weather station at Delhi’s Mungeshpur reported a record 52.9 degrees Celsius on May 29, the highest ever in India. IMD Director General M Mohapatra noted that of the 20 monitoring stations in Delhi, 14 recorded a temperature drop, with the average across Delhi ranging between 45 and 50 degrees Celsius.
8 hours ago · Churu in Rajasthan recorded a scorching temperature of 50.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the highest of the season thus far, underscoring the "unprecedented" severe heatwave conditions prevailing ...
13 hours ago · Annual mean temperatures over India have risen by about 0.7 degree Celsius compared to 1900 levels. This is significantly lower than the 1.59 degree Celsius rise for average land temperatures across the world. If oceans too are included, global temperatures right now are at least 1.1 degree Celsius higher than pre-industrial averages.
7 hours ago · Image Source- PTI. Delhi on Thursday recorded a minimum temperature of 30.4 degree Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said while predicting light rain and dust storm later in the day. Delhi's primary weather station Safdarjung observatory on Wednesday recorded a maximum temperature of 46.8 degrees Celsius, the highest in 79 years.
