NEW DELHI: At least 550 pilgrims lost their lives during the Hajj this year due to heat related issues, according to Arab diplomats. The temperature at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Monday reached 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit), according to the Saudi national meteorology centre.The majority of the dead were Egyptians, with 323 succumbing…
LUCKNOW: Heatwave continued to torment Uttar Pradesh as mercury soared above 46 degrees Celsius in several cities on Sunday.For the fifth time in the last 10 days, Prayagraj was the hottest city in India with the maximum temperature of 47.6 degrees Celsius. The city had recorded 46.9 degrees Celsius on June 14.After Prayagraj, Jhansi recorded…
NEW DELHI: Heatwaves continued in the city for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday. The spell is likely to continue for the next five days, with the maximum temperature hovering around 44-45 degrees Celsius. However, there is a possibility of a thunderstorm or lightning with drizzle at one or two places on Friday afternoon or…
NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Heatwave conditions have returned to parts of North India, bringing a surge in temperatures that surpassed 45°C in many regions on Monday, after a brief respite in recent days.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for northwest and east India, predicting a further rise in temperatures by two to…
As India voted to elect its MPs to the 18th Lok Sabha over the past six weeks, sweltering heat blanketed large swathes of the country. May 2024 was the hottest May in 36 years, shows India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.Both April and May this year recorded high maximum temperatures and broke records across multiple stations….
DEHRADUN: At 43.2 degrees on Friday, Dehradun faced the hottest day in May in the past 157 years.Previously, the hottest day in Dehradun in May was in 2012 at 43.1 degrees. Data of last six years shows that with 40.7 degrees, May 26 was hottest day in May in 2018, May 31 in 2019 with…
NEW DELHI: The temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius that an automated weather station (AWS) at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi recorded on Saturday was caused by a “malfunctioning sensor,” according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather office attributed the inaccurate readings to a malfunctioning sensor in the AWS. IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said…
NEW DELHI: Soaring heatwave across the northern plains on Thursday claimed 8 lives in Bihar. According to the IMD data, the mercury reached 44 degrees Celsius in many parts of the state.The disaster management department confirmed the number of deaths. However, cause of death could not be ascertained since many bereaved families have declined post-mortem…
NEW DELHI: A turnout of 64.7% was recorded in 88 Lok Sabha constituencies across 12 states and the Union territory of J&K in the second phase of elections on Friday which was largely peaceful even as several states saw punishing heat conditions with temperature crossing 40 degrees Celsius at many places.The turnout was lower than…
MUMBAI: As the city braces for another heatwave this weekend, officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the surge in high-rise buildings in Mumbai is trapping heat in the city for longer periods than usual.Sunil Kamble, head at IMD Mumbai in a session held with reporters on April 23, Tuesday said that on…
