Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:23pm on 29 May 2024,Wednesday Weather & Environment
Delhi grapples with scorching temperatures as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) probes a record-high reading of 52.9°C from Mungeshpur automatic weather station. IMD Director General M Mohapatra states the reading is an outlier and attributes it to possible sensor error or local factors. A team is dispatched to assess the sensor's accuracy. Minister Kiren Rijiju seeks verification, calling the report unlikely. Delhi's Safdarjung observatory records 46.8°C, the highest in 79 years. The IMD issues a red alert, warning of heat illness risks. Climate change exacerbates heatwaves, with predictions of gradual relief from May 30.
