India is looking at a heatwave season earlier this year with the West Coast Temperature this week, a report said that a report has been said in a report on 27 February. The initial arrival of the heatwave is being held responsible for the winter season for a extremely rainfall for other reasons.
The west coast is experiencing hot and humid weather conditions, especially in coastal Maharashtra and parts of Goa. The Meteorological Department of India (IMD) issued a heat -warning for the coastal city of Mumbai on 25 and 26 February. On 26 February, Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 38.7 ° C, more than 5.9 degrees above the normal average, compiled by climate trends, a research-based consultation firm, a research-based consulting firm by the environment and climate change.
Coastal Maharashtra and some other areas of Goa have also reported heatwaves, in which the mercury is moving beyond 37 degrees Celsius. Hot and humid weather conditions were also seen in the coastal parts of Karnataka and Gujarat, less than the threshold of heatwave and settling in the range of 35 ° C to 37 ° C.
The heatwaves usually occur between March and June, and in some rare cases extend by July. The criteria for declaring heatwaves for coastal stations in India occurs when the maximum temperature departure is 4.5 ° C or more.
The country’s nodal weather agency, IMD, has predicted that the hot and humid weather conditions will remain in the next few days, even if the heatwave is re -connected.
According to the meteorologist, the ongoing warm and humid weather results due to lack of rain.
“It would not be wrong if we say that this year, the country is looking at one of the most dry winter seasons. In the absence of any weather systems, the rain is hidden. An anti-cyclone has been on Madhya Pradesh, pushing hot winds in the air on the west coast. These inland winds delayed the installation of sea winds, and increased mercury in the winds of the land for a long time, “Mahesh Palawat, Meteorological VP and a report as climate change in the Skymet season.
“In addition, due to the proximity of the coast, the level of high humidity increased manifold in discomfort, resulting in a heatwave -like situation,” he said
During the day, when the land is warmly warm than water, the cooler from the sea runs inland to restore the air (sea air) balance. Similarly, due to high specific heat of water, the sea takes longer to cool after sunset. At night, the cooler air flows from the land (land of the land) towards the sea, which helps maintain balance.
‘Human-based climate change’
According to the Climate Shift Index (CSI) by the US-based Weather Agency Climate Central, the last three-day temperature in Panaji (25–27 February), Goa was at least five times more likely by human-causing climate change. Similarly, the temperature in Mumbai during the same time limit was at least 3 times more due to global warming.
CSI is a system that determines the impact of climate change at local daily temperatures worldwide. CSI -5 to +5. Positive levels indicate temperatures that are more likely due to climate change (negative scores indicate conditions that are less likely).
“Anthropogenic climate change is increasing both meteorological and hydrological extremes worldwide, resulting in frequent weather record-breaking phenomena. Currently, hot-to-normal temperature is seen in all continents, indicating a relatively similar global warming patterns. Until we limit global warming by rapidly cutting the emissions of greenhouse gases, the records of the weather will often break, ”Dr. Akshay Dorus, Research Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Science and Department of Metorology, University of Reading, UK said.
Anthropogenic climate change is increasing both meteorological and hydrological extremes worldwide.
India witnessed an intensive and long heatwave season in 2024, as well as the hottest year on the record. According to the data given by IMD, the country saw 536 heatwave days during the summer of 2024. This is the highest since 2010, when we registered 578 heatwave days.
The fourth highest average temperature was recorded in 2024 since the month of May, Peak Heatwave, 1901. Northwest India was the most affected, the third maximum maximum with an anomaly of 1.81 ° C during the month.
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