Contents1 What is the news? 2 About the study3 What are the key findings of the study?4 What is Heatwave? What is the news? A recent analysis by the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology(DST) and the Ministry of Earth Sciences(MoES), has found a spatial shift of heatwaves in India. With this shift… Continue reading Heatwave occurrences increasing in India, occurring in new regions: study
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IITM Pune: Predicting heat waves three weeks in advance
Researchers at Pune’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology(IITM) has developed a real time prediction system of heat waves two to three weeks in advance. The prediction system has shown promise in indicating the date of onset, duration and demise of heat waves with a small spatial and temporal error. The prediction system has been successfully… Continue reading IITM Pune: Predicting heat waves three weeks in advance
European heat wave? It’s the new normal
The countries across Europe are experiencing record-breaking heat waves.The heatwave has already caused flash floods and forest fires grounded planes and buckled train tracks and led to school closures and warnings over air quality. There is no universally accepted definition of a heatwave due to variations in climate conditions in different world regions.Typically though,they are… Continue reading European heat wave? It’s the new normal
