Meanwhile, the air quality in Delhi is 'poor.'
Sea level of the Indian Ocean is going up by 1.7 mm a year, while the north Indian Ocean is rising at an even faster rate of 3.3 mm a year, the Union minister for Earth Sciences has said
A recent study revealed that there could be a thick layer of Diamonds under the mercury surface, according to Live Science. This study is published in Nature Communication on June 14. According to this study, the layer of the diamond is around 9 miles thick, with no chance of mining.
Across the plains of north west India, a maximum temperature of 45 degrees is expected over the next five days, according to IMD.
Experts cite multiple reasons for the rise in temperature of the tech capital, including the impact of El Niño, the heat-island effect resulting from diminishing green cover and encroachments on water bodies, concretisation, and the prevalence of glass facade buildings.
The average temperatures in states in north India showed either a cooling trend or slight warming in January, followed by strong warming in February.
Delhi's Saturday minimum temperature, at 4.3°C, was four notches below the seasonal average, as reported by the India Meteorological Department.
Delhi hits season's lowest temperature at 3.6 degrees Celsius; widespread fog reported, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The maximum temperature settled at 38.4 degrees Celsius, also two degrees below normal.
The capital's primary weather station, Safdarjung Observatory, recorded a minimum temperature of 25.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, two notches below normal.
Fresh western disturbance may quell the heat in coming days, with rain expected in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and some other parts of the country
Over the next two days, maximum temperatures are expected to rise by 2-3°C in Northwest India, followed by a subsequent drop of 3-5°C.
The predicted temperature range for today is approximately 41 degrees Celsius as the maximum and 26 degrees Celsius as the minimum.
Under its influence, a low-pressure area is expected to form over the same area around May 7 and then consolidate into a depression over the Southeast Bay of Bengal by May 8.
With no significant change in maximum temperatures over rest parts of India during the next 5 days, maximum temperatures were in the range of 34-40°C over many parts of Rajasthan, Odisha, central, west and south peninsular India and 25-34°C over rest parts of the country as on 25th April.
In the national capital, heatwave conditions persisted for the second consecutive day with some weather stations recording the maximum temperature at least five degrees Celsius above normal.
In Haryana, sizzling heat swept across Hisar as the mercury settled at 41.5 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological Department.
It’s warming about twice as fast as the global average, which means maximum temperatures are currently predicted to rise to almost 50°C by the century’s end
For instance, expecting a surge in demand for coal by power plants during the summer, the railways has increased its coal transportation by 11.92 percent in terms of tonnage.
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 12.9 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, the IMD said.
The month of February witnessed a drastic rise in temperature during which most sections of the country were already ahead of time as far as the onset of summer was concerned.
A total of seven flights have been diverted from Delhi so far; departures have also been slow since morning as only CAT 3-equipped airplanes can fly in this weather.
The capital had on Monday logged a maximum temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal and the highest in February in two years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)
The minimum temperature was recorded at 6.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal, they said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the mercury may dip to 1 degree Celsius on Tuesday. If that happens, it would be the lowest minimum temperature in at least 15 years in the city.