{"id":61437,"date":"2024-05-29T14:05:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/126-degrees-new-delhi-sweats-through-its-hottest-recorded-day\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T14:05:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:05:05","slug":"126-degrees-new-delhi-sweats-through-its-hottest-recorded-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/126-degrees-new-delhi-sweats-through-its-hottest-recorded-day\/","title":{"rendered":"126 Degrees: New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/05\/29\/multimedia\/29india-heat-01-fwzp\/29india-heat-01-fwzp-facebookJumbo.jpg?resize=1050,549&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"126 Degrees: New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day\" title=\"126 Degrees: New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">New Delhi recorded its highest temperature ever measured on Wednesday \u2014 126 degrees Fahrenheit, or 52.3 degrees Celsius \u2014 leaving residents of the Indian capital sweltering in a heat wave that has kept temperatures in several Indian states well above 110 degrees for weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In New Delhi, where walking out of the house felt like walking into an oven, officials feared that the electricity grid was being overwhelmed and that the city\u2019s water supply might need rationing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The past 12 months have been the planet\u2019s hottest ever recorded, and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/21\/us\/miami-heat-summer-weather.html\" title=\"\">cities like Miami are experiencing extreme heat<\/a> even before the arrival of summer. Scientists said this week that the average person on Earth had experienced <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/28\/climate\/extreme-heat-worldwide.html\" title=\"\">26 more days of abnormally high temperatures<\/a> in the past year than would have been the case without human-induced climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Although late-afternoon dust storms and light drizzle in New Delhi brought hope of some reprieve on Wednesday, the weather station at Mungeshpur, northwest of the capital, reported a recording of 126 degrees around 2:30 p.m. Dr. Kuldeep Srivastava, a scientist at the regional meteorological center in Delhi, said it was the highest temperature ever recorded by the automatic weather monitoring system, which was installed in 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For weeks now, temperatures in several states in India\u2019s north have reached well over 110 degrees, and hospitals have been reporting an uptick in cases of heatstroke. In the Himalayan states, hundreds of forest fires have been reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The heat wave has coincided with campaigning for India\u2019s general election, with last phase of voting set to take place on June 1. Candidates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition leaders, have continued holding large public rallies, and Nitin Gadkari, a cabinet minister who is running for re-election, fainted from the heat while addressing a rally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi, the opposition leader, took a break during a speech to pour water from a bottle onto his head. \u201cIt\u2019s quite hot, no?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">To help conserve water amid the extreme heat, Atishi Marlena, Delhi\u2019s water minister, announced the deployment of 200 teams to crack down on wastage and misuse. Fines will be imposed for activities such as washing cars with hoses, \u201coverflow of water tanks\u201d and \u201cuse of domestic water for construction or commercial\u201d purposes, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Just how much the heat has affected daily life in the Indian capital was captured in the adjournment order of a consumer dispute court last week when the most intense period of the heat wave began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The presiding official, Suresh Kumar Gupta, complained that the room had no air-conditioning, and the water supply in the bathrooms was also affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThere is too much heat in the courtroom, which led to sweating, as such it is difficult to hear arguments,\u201d he said in the order. \u201cIn these circumstances, arguments cannot be heard, so case is adjourned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Jitender Singh, 42, an auto rickshaw driver in the eastern part of the city, said that business was down by about a third because people were avoiding leaving their homes. He said he and his colleagues had frequently fallen sick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cBut we must come on the road to support our families,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/29\/world\/asia\/india-delhi-hottest-day-ever.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi recorded its highest temperature ever measured on Wednesday \u2014 126 degrees Fahrenheit, or 52.3 degrees Celsius \u2014 leaving residents of the Indian capital sweltering in a heat wave that has kept temperatures in several Indian states well above 110 degrees for weeks. 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