Click to play videoNew Delhi: Soaring temperature has indeed become a problem. With heat wave gripping north India, Delhi sizzles at 40 degree Celsius, five notches above normal, marking the beginning of heat wave in the Capital as well as in other parts of north India.
It's cruel April in Bihar. Mercury in the state capital Patna shoot past 42 degree on Friday. It was a horrible Friday in Jaipur, too. Temperature shot up to 44 degree Celsius. It was no better in Kolkata as temperature touched 37 degrees. And of course, humidity made life miserable for the people.
Gujarat is also reeling under extreme heat conditions. Ahmedabad recorded the 40 degrees on Friday. Down South, Chennai sizzled at 35 degree on Friday and the low was 27. Shimla recorded the second highest ever temperatures in the last 100 years?
SUMMER WOES
If you thought the rising temperatures had anything to do with global warming think again. The summer capital of the country Shimla has just recorded the highest temperatures for the second time in the last 100 years.
And that's not just for this city. According to the meteorological department, the maximum temperatures have shown a rise across the country, with parts of Rajasthan and Orissa already crossing the 40 degree mark.
The weather department says this is happening because of the western disturbances. While the weatherman attributes it to natural causes, experts believe the causes are man-made.
"There is a study by IIT Delhi which shows that parts of Connaught Place for instance, where green lungs have been cut off are leading to heat islands," according to a report by the Centre for Science and Environment.
Experts say with rampant construction on in Delhi, for instance for the Commonwealth games, many of its green lungs have been destroyed. A possible solution may lie in more green spaces with better control on rampant construction.
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