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Most of India, barring parts of northwest and peninsular region, is expected to experience above-normal maximum temperatures from April to June, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD.) In an official statement, IMD said, "A significantly higher number of heatwave days are predicted over parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana."  After extreme winters, IMD… read-more

According to IMD, Delhi recorded the highest single-day temperature of 39.9 degrees Celsius at the Pitampura monitoring station. In addition, Delhi registered a maximum temperature of 36.6 degrees Celsius and a minimum was at 19.8 degrees Celsius. The temperature was 4.5 degrees high against the normal temperature in states such as Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, and Rajasthan, as reported by IMD.

The minimum temperature improved in the Kashmir, which brings some respite from cold wave conditions throughout the valley, as the temperature rose by several notches on January 28 night. The officials have said that Srinagar recorded a low of -1°C, up from -3.6°C, while the Gulmarg recorded -7.5°C from -10.4°C. Notably, Kashmir is going through the harshest period of winter, known as 'Chilai Kalan', which will end in two days.

A study found an increase in the number of female turtles in the Red Sea, due to increased sea temperature caused by 'anthropogenic-climate-change'. The research team from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, investigated five different habitats of hawksbill and green turtles. A temperature of '29°C' is crucial to maintain balance between male and female turtles. However, studies temperate limit… read-more