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After The Hottest March Ever, India Experienced More Severe Heat Waves In April, Making More Than 1 Billion People Feel Muggy, While The Monsoon Season Is Still Weeks Old* Severe Heat Waves In Mid And Late April 2022 Caused Temperatures In Eastern, Central And Northwestern India To Be 4.5-8.5 ° C * Higher Than Average - Just Weeks After The Country Recorded Its Hottest March Since The Country's Meteorological Department Began Recording More Than 120 Years Ago.
On April 27, 2022, Prayagraj In Uttar Pradesh Recorded The Highest Temperature In India Of 45.9 ℃. According To The Indian Meteorological Agency, The Previous Day, Bamel In Western Rajasthan In The Northwest Reported A Maximum Temperature Of 45.1 ° C. Many Other Places Recorded Temperatures Of 42-44 ° C.
The Map At The Top Of This Article Shows The Simulated Air Temperature On April 27, 2022. It Comes From The Goddard Earth Observation System (GEOS) Model And Represents The Air Temperature 2 Meters Above The Ground.
The Effects Of Heat Waves Include Heat Related Diseases, Poor Air Quality, Low Rainfall And Reduced Crop Yields. In Addition, The Surge In Electricity Consumption And The Decline In Coal Inventories Have Led To The Country's Worst Power Shortage In More Than Six Years. Uttarakhand And H [IMAC] In The North( Https://apple.pvxt.net/c/1251234/435400/7639?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fcn%2Fmac%2F ) In The Hal Pradesh Area, The Snow In The Mountains Has Melted Rapidly. In Addition, According To The Indian Forest Survey, More Than 300 Large Wildfires Were Burning Across The Country On April 27. Nearly A Third Of Them Are In North Arkhand.
According To Meteorologists, A Bulge And A High-pressure Dome In The Jet Stopped An Abnormally Warm, Dry Air Mass Over The Country. Heat Wave Conditions Are Expected To Intensify In The Next Few Days And Continue For At Least Another Week.
Heat Waves Are Common In Spring And Early Summer In India, Especially In May, Which Is Usually The Hottest Month. However, They Are Often Relieved By The Arrival Of The Monsoon Season From The End Of May To September. According To The Ministry Of Earth Sciences Of India, The Number Of Spring Heat Waves Has Been Increasing Because 12 Of The Country's 15 Hottest Years Recorded Since 2006 Have Occurred In Spring. A Heat Wave In June 2015 Killed More Than 2000 People.