NewsBytes
    Hindi Tamil Telugu
    More
    In the news
    Supreme Court Of India
    Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)
    Indian Army
    Indian Railways
    Indian Air Force
    NewsBytes
    Hindi Tamil Telugu
    NewsBytes
    User Placeholder

    Hi,

    Logout


    India Business World Politics Sports Technology Entertainment Auto Lifestyle Inspirational Career Bengaluru Delhi Mumbai Visual Stories Find Cricket Statistics Phones Reviews Fitness Bands Reviews Speakers Reviews

    Download Android App

    Follow us on
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Linkedin
     
    Home / News / India News / Heatwave in India: 4,620 deaths recorded in four years
    India

    Heatwave in India: 4,620 deaths recorded in four years

    Heatwave in India: 4,620 deaths recorded in four years
    Written by Ramya Patelkhana
    Apr 25, 2017, 07:51 am 3 min read
    Heatwave in India: 4,620 deaths recorded in four years
    Credits

    Deadly heatwave in India claimed over 4,620 lives over the last four years. The severe weather condition caused a whopping 4,246 deaths in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana alone. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) revealed about 1,600 died due to erratic weather last year. Severe heatwave killed 557 in 2016, 2,081 in 2015, 549 in 2014, and 1,443 (unified Andhra Pradesh recorded 1,393) in 2013.

    Heatwave death figures across India worse than recorded

    Gandhinagar-based Indian Institute of Public Health's Director Dileep Mavlankar said death figures across India could be even worse as causes other than direct reasons like dehydration and heatstroke are seldom accounted for. He added dehydration causes respiratory and renal failures, which especially claim the lives of infants and elderly. He said, in 2010, Ahmedabad recorded 65 heatwave deaths but there were 800 more deaths.

    Heatwave alerts

    India Meteorological Department (IMD) started issuing heatwave alerts -temperature crosses 45°C- since 2016. If the temperature is 4-5°C above normal it is called 'heatwave' and 6-7°C above normal is termed 'severe heatwave'. With rising global temperatures, instances of the heatwave in India are increasing.

    2016 the warmest year ever since 1901: IMD

    The decade 1961-70 had 74 severe heatwave days on an average; the figure fell to 34 during 1971-80. The number of severe heatwave days recorded between 1981-1990 and 1991-2000 was 45 and 48, respectively. Last decade, 2001-10, with 98 heatwave days is one of the warmest decades recorded. With every year increasingly witnessing warmer climates, the current decade is racing towards becoming the warmest.

    The "obvious reason" behind severe heatwave

    Former IMD Director General Laxman Singh Rathore said global warming is the "obvious reason" behind severe heatwave. In summer, "an upper-air anticyclone over Rajasthan and Gujarat" sucks hot dry desert air and transports it to Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha, which witness maximum heatwave deaths. Former IMD Scientist AK Jaswal said the heatwave subsides once the anticyclone moves to the Arabian Sea.

    MoES Secretary M Rajeevan's statement

    "Last year, states like Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana came up with a strategy to minimize deaths. This year, we have added states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Delhi and Haryana and (have) given them several Dos and Don'ts."

    States asked to follow the 'Ahmedabad pattern'

    This year, the Centre and states came up with an action plan to minimize heatwave-related deaths. In a recent seminar, attended by several state representatives and NGOs, stakeholders resolved to restrict the figures to double digits. To minimize casualties, states were asked to follow the Ahmedabad pattern comprising measures like alerting hospitals about the kind of patients they should expect to stock medicines accordingly.

    Share this timeline
    Facebook
    Whatsapp
    Twitter
    Linkedin
    Latest
    India
    Madhya Pradesh
    Global Warming
    Uttar Pradesh

    Latest

    'Consciously single': The latest dating trend people are embracing Relationships
    Free Fire MAX codes for January 30: How to redeem Garena Free Fire MAX
    Hindenburg to Adani: Fraud cannot be obfuscated by nationalism Adani Group
    Narcissistic personality disorder: Meaning, causes, symptoms, treatments, and myths Mental Health

    India

    Swedish woman flies to India to marry Uttar Pradesh man Uttar Pradesh
    India wants to change Indus Waters Treaty, cites Pakistan's 'intransigence' Pakistan
    Axar Patel marries fiancee Meha; see viral pictures and videos Axar Patel
    Delhi's minimum temperature expected to drop again: Here's why India Meteorological Department (IMD)

    Madhya Pradesh

    Madhya Pradesh: Man kills wife, shoots himself after recording video Suicide
    MP: IAF's Su-30, Mirage 2000 aircraft crash; 1 pilot dead Indian Air Force
    Paleontologists discover dinosaur nests, 265 fossilized eggs in Narmada Valley Dinosaurs
    Why Dhirendra Shastri,'miraculous' head of MP's Bageshwar Dham, is trending Nagpur

    Global Warming

    Scientists revive 48,500-year-old frozen zombie virus. Another Pandora's box? Biology
    Massive Tonga volcano eruption to cause global warming? Tonga
    Earth experienced 6th warmest July and August in 143 years Summer season
    Antarctic glaciers are shedding ice alarmingly faster than previous estimates Antarctica

    Uttar Pradesh

    Agra: Numerous houses collapse during excavation work at guest house Agra
    Jio 5G services launched in 50 new cities: Check list Jio
    After Bihar minister, SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya denounces Ramcharitmanas Samajwadi Party
    Lakhimpur violence: SC reserves order on Ashish Mishra's bail plea Lakhimpur Kheri

    Love India News?

    Subscribe to stay updated.

    India Thumbnail
    Indian Premier League (IPL) Celebrity Hollywood Bollywood UEFA Champions League Tennis Football Smartphones Cryptocurrency Upcoming Movies Premier League Cricket News Latest automobiles Latest Cars Upcoming Cars Latest Bikes Upcoming Tablets
    About Us Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Contact Us Ethical Conduct Grievance Redressal News News Archive Topics Archive Download DevBytes Find Cricket Statistics
    Follow us on
    Facebook Twitter Linkedin
    All rights reserved © NewsBytes 2023