India's weather department expects maximum temperatures to be above normal in many areas from March to May.
India is likely to face a blistering summer after recording its hottest February since 1901, its weather department has said.
Average maximum temperature was 29.5C in February, the highest since India started keeping proper weather records. The India Meteorological Department has also forecast "enhanced probability" of heatwaves between March and May."Above normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of northeast India, east and central India and some parts of northwest India" from March to May, the IMD said in a statement on Tuesday.its first heatwave alert for the year in parts of western India after conditions improved.
Hot summers and heatwaves are common in India, especially in May and June. But like last year, summer seems set to begin earlier this year - last March was India's hottest since 1901.after unseasonably hot weather affected the crop, sending local prices soaring.on this year's harvest. Reuters had cited an unnamed government official as saying at the time that "the current crop condition looks good".
"Heatwaves can have serious health consequences. If temperatures are high even at night, the body doesn't get a chance to recuperate, increasing the possibility of illnesses and higher medical bills," Dr Chandni Singh, an environmental scientist,in the medical journal, The Lancet.to subscribe and watch our documentaries, explainers and features.
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