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Soaring Temperatures: Here Are The Eight Warmest Cities In India Amid The Ongoing Heatwave
Kuldeep Negi
May 03, 2024, 02:01 PM | Updated 02:01 PM IST
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Several parts of India are facing a severe heatwave for the last two weeks.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red' alert for the heatwave in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gangetic West Bengal, and an 'orange' alert for Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Telangana due to persistently high temperatures.
As of now, Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh is the hottest city in India with a recorded temperature of 46.2 degrees Celsius, according to IMD.
Other cities also experiencing extreme heat include Palawancha in Telangana at 45.2 degrees Celsius, Bolangir in Odisha at 45 degrees Celsius, and Rentachintala in Coastal Andhra Pradesh along with Yanam at 44.8 degrees Celsius.
The temperatures in Karur Paramathi, Tamil Nadu, and Kalaikunda, Gangetic West Bengal, have reached 44.3 degrees Celsius and 44.2 degrees Celsius, respectively, Hindustan Times reported.
The IMD has said that "heatwave to severe heatwave conditions" are very likely to continue in many areas of Gangetic West Bengal and isolated regions of Bihar on Friday.
Further, heatwave conditions are expected in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Saurashtra and Kutch in Gujarat, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Rayalaseema, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, and interior Karnataka.
A heatwave is officially declared when the maximum temperature exceeds 40 degrees Celsius and is 4.5 degrees above the normal.
A severe heatwave occurs when the temperature goes beyond 40 degrees Celsius and 6.5 degrees above the normal.
In addition to the heatwave, the IMD has issued a 'yellow' alert for rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Kerala, and Jammu and Kashmir.
This rainfall is attributed to a cyclonic circulation over northeast Bangladesh and troughs extending from Bihar to Nagaland at lower tropospheric levels, alongside another cyclonic circulation over northeast Assam.
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Kuldeep is Senior Editor (Newsroom) at Swarajya. He tweets at @kaydnegi.
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