Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked schools across the state to switch to morning classes immediately as temperatures continue to rise. In a directive issued on Thursday, district collectors were told to change school timings to 6:30 am to 10:30 am for all government, aided and private schools. The decision comes after temperatures in some…
A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar reveals that urbanisation is significantly increasing night-time temperatures across over 140 major Indian cities. The research found that temperatures in urban areas rose 60 per cent more at night compared to their rural counterparts, primarily due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Cities…
Chandigarh experienced its warmest May in more than 13 years, with temperatures significantly higher than usual, according to the meteorological department. This trend has sparked concerns about the impacts of global warming on the region’s climate. The average maximum temperature in Chandigarh this May was recorded at 40.2°C, the highest since 2011. This surpasses the…
Bhubaneswar: The Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) warned on Thursday that heatwave conditions in Odisha could persist for a week to ten days. Dr Sarat Chandra Sahu, director of CEC, explained that prevailing weather patterns over Pakistan and Afghanistan were influencing the climate in the region. According to Dr…
Bhubaneswar: The temperature in the capital city of Odisha touched 43.5 degree Celsius on Friday, the second hottest city in India with Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, according to a report by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This temperature surge not only soared 7 degree Celsius above normal but also marked the highest April temperature in…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heatwave alert, anticipating intense heat across many states in India. In its latest briefing, the IMD forecasts a prolonged heatwave in states including Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab over the next five days. Meanwhile, Northeast India is expected to experience…
A study conducted in India suggests that while extreme heat waves have an immediate impact on mortality, it is the milder ones that pose a greater long-term threat due to their frequency. Researchers emphasise the need to investigate health risks associated with rising temperatures as heat waves become more prevalent with climate change. Lead author…
Bhubaneswar: The extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha, which was centred over Bay of Bengal about 590 km south east of Paradip on Saturday, was likely to move in a north-northeasterly direction towards Bangladesh, the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) said on Saturday. The cyclonic storm expected to move parallel…
Bhubaneswar: There is less likelihood of the day temperature rising in Odisha till May 5 due to incursion of moisture laden wind from the Bay of Bengal caused by anti-cyclonic flow along the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA)’s Centre of Environment and Climate (CEC) here said on Tuesday. This anti-cyclonic flow…
Bhubaneswar: The prevailing high temperature in interior Odisha and moderate temperature with high humidity in the coastal region is likely to continue till June 11 after which the temperature may fall suddenly due to the monsoon current, according to SOA’s Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) here. Intense heat with temperature hovering between 44 degree…
