Severe Heatwave Alert In India: The hottest year on record, 2024, is expected to bring with it severe heatwave conditions across much of India next week. Many locations in West Bengal and Odisha were under a red alert till the end of April, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Meanwhile, West Bengal, Bihar, and the interior of Karnataka are under an orange alert.
According to the weather department, heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely over East and south peninsular India during the next five days. A fresh spell of rainfall has also been predicted along with lightning and thunder over the western Himalayan region between April 29-30.
Heat wave to Severe Heat Wave conditions very likely in many pockets of Gangetic West Bengal, in isolated pockets of sub-Himalayan West Bengal, few pockets of north Odisha and heat wave conditions very likely in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, pic.twitter.com/vbNUh0AqBn — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) April 25, …