By – Aditi Gupta
For the next 5 days, there is a red alert for severe heat across North India, according to the Meteorological Department. It has been suggested that people leave their houses only in extreme situations. Due to heavy rains, the state of Kerala, in the deep south, has issued an orange alert in nine districts and a red alert in two.
The nation’s weather patterns show a variety of colors. While the entire region of North-West India is being burnt by fire falling from the sky, the residents of South India are suffering greatly from the heavy rains.
Due to prolonged rainfall, the state of Kerala, in the deep south, has issued orange alerts in nine districts and red alerts in two districts. It has been indicated to fishermen not to go out into the sea. Rainfall as much as 20 cm has been reported in Kerala’s red alert regions. In addition to Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, the districts of Kanyakumari and Sivagangai also received 12 to 14 cm of rain. The majority of Western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana will likely to see maximum daytime temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius or above, according to the Meteorological Department’s forecast. On the sixth day, however, the mercury in Jammu division stayed at 40.0 degrees.
The hilly states’ plains are similarly becoming warmer. On Wednesday, the temperature in Jammu division stayed over 40 degrees for the seventh day in a row. The severe heat that continued for the past week has damaged individual lives. In Himachal Pradesh, most water sources are drying up as a result of less rain and snowfall as well as rising temperatures. This has an impact on 478 drinking water supply networks. There is a 75% scarcity of water resources and no other supply. Water is provided to numerous districts, including Solan, in in 3 to 4 days.