Delhi temperature hits 49.9C as India’s capital records hottest day
- Delhi experienced record-high temperatures nearing 50 degrees Celsius, leading to a heatwave and potential water shortages, stated by the India Meteorological Department.
- A red alert was issued for parts of northwest India due to the extreme heat, with warnings of heat illness and heatstroke for Delhi's inhabitants, as reported by local outlet NDTV.
- New Delhi faced extreme heat at 52.3 degrees Celsius, prompting residents to distribute cold drinks to cope with the scorching conditions.
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Heat record in New Delhi: The Indian capital reported a temperature of more than 52 degrees on Wednesday. The previous record was 51 degrees. But now it turns out that the sensor could be defective.
52.9 degrees Celsius, this temperature record is reported from New Delhi, India's capital city. Although it is unbearably hot all over India, this value apparently cannot be sustained. The Indian Meteorological Department has concerns.
A worker died of heatstroke due to a record high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius in the Indian capital, New Delhi, the first death this year in the city due to a heat wave, Indian media reported today.
Delhi Records First Heat-Related Fatality Amid Scorching Temperatures | Science-Environment
Delhi Records First Heat-Related Fatality Amid Scorching Temperatures India's capital Delhi recorded its first heat-related death this year as temperatures reached record highs, media reported on Thursday. Parts of northwest and central India have been experiencing heat wave to severe heat wave conditions for weeks, and the temperature in Delhi reached a record high of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22°F) in Mungeshpur neighbourhood on Wednesday.Tha…
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