Heat wave in kolkata

Kolkata: Amid the sweltering heat that Kolkatans have been reeling under for over the past two weeks, the complaints of heatstrokes have also seen an uptick with as many as two people getting admitted to a private hospital this week after suffering from it. The condition of the patients could have reportedly been fatal.

The full extent of the damage from Extreme heat is placing 80% of India’s 1.4 billion population in danger but assessments of how vulnerable the country is to climate change don’t take into account how much the searing temperatures in recent decades are hampering goals like reducing poverty and improving health outcomes across India’s population, researchers at Cambridge University in England found in a peer-reviewed study. “It is high time that climate experts and policymakers reevaluate the metrics for assessing the country’s climate vulnerability,” said Ramit Debnath, the lead author of the study. India has seen an uptick in sweltering temperatures caused by climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, with an early heat wave in March and April last year breaking heat records in India and neighboring Pakistan. Scientists were able to attribute last year’s exceptional heat to human-made climate change and warned of worse to come as global average temperatures continue to creep upwards. Debnath and a team of researchers analyzed the methods currently used to work out India’s vulnerability to heat and climate change alongside measurements of the country’s progress toward goals like eliminating poverty and hunger and promoting equity, health, education and curbing climate change — known as the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Those goals will only be harder to reach the hotter it is, with the pace that India is progressing toward sustainable developme...

KOLKATA: Kolkata will experience heatwave equivalent to the 2015 record almost every year even at a stabilisation of 1.5°C rise of temperature, the latest IPCC report states. The city will face double heat and humidity in addition to increased frequency of tropical cyclones. The city will experience ‘wet-bulb temperatures’, which is a measure that combines heat and humidity. Even for the fit and healthy individuals, lying in the shade, a wet-bulb temperature of 31°C is exceedingly harmful, while a temperature of 35°C is unbearable for over 6 hours. “We are quite sure that this heat stress will approach a critical health threshold in South Asia. If we look at the maps of Out of the top ten most dangerous multi-hazard risks (cyclones, floods, droughts, earthquakes, landslides), Kolkata, Tokyo, Osaka, Karachi, Manila, Tianjin, and Jakarta, with a combined population of 143 million people, are the most vulnerable to disaster-related mortality. Mumbai and Kolkata have the biggest number of coastal inhabitants. The IPCC report has also found the impact towards north Bengal with climate change impacts on the Himalayan glaciers. “The water regimes are going to change in the rivers due to glacial decline. In the 1.5 °C scenario, the ecologically fragile ecosystems of the north Bengal region will be hugely disturbed. Ecologically sensitive zones like the Sunderbans need a specialised protection plan,” Prakash added. “Bengal as a state is at a critical juncture where we really have t...

The night of June 8, 2023 was Kolkata’s hottest June night in 50 years for which records have been maintained, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The nightime temperature touched 31.2 degrees Celsius, GK Das, head of weather section in IMD Kolkata, told this reporter. Senior officials of IMD confirmed that city temperatures, both during day and night, have been consistently on the rise over the last few years and that too over all the months. On June 13, Kolkata’s actual temperature rose to about 39°C but the real feel under the sun was 51°C, mainly due to high clouds as well as humidity, according to Accuweather, a private weather monitoring agency. IMD pegged the maximum temperature on June 13 to be 37.7°C but predicted that city temperature would be around 38°C on June 14. A few bouts of showers and the arrival of monsoon in north Bengal have put a slight lease on the warming spell in Kolkata but several south Bengal districts are still experiencing heatwave conditions. Earlier, several north Bengal regions and adjoining Sikkim suffered severe heat spells, with maximum temperature in Bagdogra in Darjeeling district reaching 40°C just before the onset of monsoon in north Bengal. On June 14, a special bulletin released by IMD showed that seven south Bengal districts – Purbo (East) Bardhaman, Paschim (West) Bardhaman, Bankura, Paschim (West) Midnapur, Jhargram, Birbhum and Purulia— are among 26 districts out of a total of 766 in the country where heatw...

Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Nearly one in eight people on Earth are enduring a relentless, lethal heat wave that is stretching into its third week. Triple-digit temperatures are continuing to bake swaths of India and Pakistan, a region home to 1.5 billion people. Extreme heat has also scorched The sweltering weather has reportedly The heat wave has had critical knock-on effects. Surging electricity demand and stress on the power grid triggered And South Asia’s heat wave is poised to radiate into other countries. The high temperatures are Harsh heat will build in Southern Asia (again) in the coming days. Pakistan will break 50°C (122°F) in places. This follows a very hot March and hottest April on record. The heat really is relentless. Very hot also for large parts of India. India and Pakistan are no strangers to extreme temperatures, but the current heat wave stands out for its early-season timing, its rapid onset, its extent, and its severity. Researchers are now investigating how much human-caused climate change contributed to the severe heat across South Asia. But scientists have long warned that more frequent and more extreme heat waves are some of the most...

• • • • Heat wave forecast in 7 districts, Mamata Banerjee convenes meeting today Heat wave forecast in 7 districts, Mamata Banerjee convenes meeting today Meanwhile, the government is also considering early summer vacation in schools to provide relief to the students from the sweltering heat, said state education minister Bratya Basu. AMID the prevailing heatwave condition in some districts of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a high-level meeting with top officials at the state secretariat on Wednesday to review the emerging situation. Meanwhile, the government is also considering early summer vacation in schools to provide relief to the students from the sweltering heat, said state education minister Bratya Basu. The Met office, on the other hand, has forecast heat wave conditions in seven south Bengal districts for the next two days, while Read | All department secretaries, district magistrates and police brass have been directed to attend the meeting. Besides, discussions will also take place on the depleting groundwater in nine districts due to the lack of rainfall. On Monday, the state government had issued an advisory to all state-run schools, asking them to shift the primary school hours from day to morning and, if not possible, then make adequate arrangements so that the children do not fall ill in the scorching heat. The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) also asked its schools to ensure uninterrupted power and water s...

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a heatwave warning for southern districts of Bengal, including Kolkata, until the end of the week. Cyclone Mocha's limited impact means there is a reduced chance of Bengal receiving precipitation to alleviate the dry and increasingly hot weather. Check further details here -