Tourism in India: summer will be hot
India's meteorological department has issued a red alert for parts of the country's northwest, warning of a severe heat wave a day after parts of the capital Delhi recorded record temperatures yesterday, nearly reaching 50 degrees Celsius.
A red alert implies an “extremely high probability” of people contracting “heat-related illness or heat stroke” and requires “extreme care” for vulnerable people, according to the India Meteorological Department.
India is grappling with unusually high temperatures this summer, and the meteorological department says the conditions are ” heat wave with severe heat wave » is expected to continue in some areas, including the capital, until at least next Wednesday.
India declares a heat wave when the maximum temperature of a region is 4.5 degrees Celsius to 6.4 degrees Celsius higher than usual, while a severe heat wave is declared when the maximum temperature is 6.5 degrees Celsius higher than usual or more.
Local weather stations in Delhi's Mungeshpur and Narela areas again recorded a temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius yesterday – an all-time high in the city and 9 degrees Celsius above normal.
