Friday, May 20, 2016

123.8 Fahrenheit: Highest temperature ever recorded in India!

  1.  This isn't good! Because when it is this hot usually it is also humid so it is very deadly and if this kind of temperature hits where there is no electricity or refrigeration or air conditioning people are going to die. Unless they dig a hole in the ground and get into it. This is really deadly in humidity! Monsoons (when it is the most humid are coming in June also, hopefully which hopefully will reduce temperatures without killing thousands like a temperature like this can do in India.

    My son used to live in Palm Springs where you might get temperatures like this. It feels like an oven outside that you are in at this temperature. So, mostly you get out of your car to buy gas and get back in with the air conditioner on before you pass out from the heat. But, dry heat can be survivable even without air conditioning or ice on your wrist or ice in your hat. But, in humidity it is not survivable.

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  1. India records highest temperature ever - CNN.com

    www.cnn.com/2016/05/20/asia/india-record-temperature
    May 19, 2016 · India recorded its highest ever temperature on Thursday when the heat in the town of Phalodi shot up to a burning 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees ... 

    Mercury rising: India records its highest temperature ever

    By Huizhong Wu, CNN
    Updated 4:01 PM ET, Fri May 20, 2016

    Story highlights

    • Temperature at the town of Phalodi hits 51 degrees Celsius
    • Breaks the previous record of 50.6 degrees Celsius, set in 1956
    (CNN)India recorded its highest-ever temperature on Thursday when the heat in the town of Phalodi, in the western state of Rajasthan, shot up to a burning 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit). 
    It was the second day in a row the town experienced temperatures in excess of 50 degrees Celsius.
    Other towns in the state, such as Churu, also recorded highs of about 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) the same day.
    In New Delhi, the capital, the temperature reached nearly 47 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
    Much-anticipated monsoon may not solve India's drought crisis
    The previous temperature record in India was held by Alwar, also in Rajasthan, at 50.6 degrees Celsius (123.1 Fahrenheit) in 1956. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest temperature ever was recorded at 56.7 degrees Celsius (134 degrees Fahrenheit) in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913.
    Rajasthan, home to the Thar desert, typically records the highest temperatures in India. Temperatures can soar as a result of incoming western winds from hot areas.
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    A man walks on the dry reservoir bed next to Gunda Dam in India's western Gujarat state on Friday, April 1.
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    A man walks on the dry reservoir bed next to Gunda Dam in India's western Gujarat state on Friday, April 1.
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    A commuter cools off at a railway junction during a hot day in Allahabad, India, on Saturday, May 14. Much of India is reeling from a heat wave and severe drought conditions that have decimated crops, killed livestock and left at least 330 million people without enough water for their daily needs.
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    A commuter cools off at a railway junction during a hot day in Allahabad, India, on Saturday, May 14. Much of India is reeling from a heat wave and severe drought conditions that have decimated crops, killed livestock and left at least 330 million people without enough water for their daily needs.
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    Children run with containers toward a well in Shahapur, India, on Friday, May 13.
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    Children run with containers toward a well in Shahapur, India, on Friday, May 13.
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    Villagers in Shahapur throw containers into a well on May 13.
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    Villagers in Shahapur throw containers into a well on May 13.
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    A villager filters her water through a sieve in Shahapur.
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    A villager filters her water through a sieve in Shahapur.
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    A villager transports water on his cart on May 13.
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    A villager transports water on his cart on May 13.
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    A villager walks with his cattle in the dried-up Mansaita River near Allahabad on Wednesday, May 4.
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    A villager walks with his cattle in the dried-up Mansaita River near Allahabad on Wednesday, May 4.
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    A gunman stands guard at a water reservoir in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, April 27.
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    A gunman stands guard at a water reservoir in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, April 27.
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    A farmer stands in his field in the village of Bangaye on April 27.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    A farmer stands in his field in the village of Bangaye on April 27.
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    Cattle graze in a partially dried-up pond in central India on April 27.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    Cattle graze in a partially dried-up pond in central India on April 27.
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    Gunmen stand alert at a water reservoir in Tikamgarh, India, on April 27.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    Gunmen stand alert at a water reservoir in Tikamgarh, India, on April 27.
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    A farmer poses in his dried-up cotton field in Nalgonda, India, on Monday, April 25.
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    A farmer poses in his dried-up cotton field in Nalgonda, India, on Monday, April 25.
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    Villagers fill drinking water from a leaking roadside pipe in Nalgonda on April 25.
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    Villagers fill drinking water from a leaking roadside pipe in Nalgonda on April 25.
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    A farmer tries to revive his unconscious cattle in the Gondiya village on Thursday, April 21.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    A farmer tries to revive his unconscious cattle in the Gondiya village on Thursday, April 21.
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    A woman tries to filter water with her sari as a child drinks in the Shankargarh area on April 21.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    A woman tries to filter water with her sari as a child drinks in the Shankargarh area on April 21.
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    A man walks on the dry reservoir bed next to Gunda Dam in India's western Gujarat state on Friday, April 1.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    A man walks on the dry reservoir bed next to Gunda Dam in India's western Gujarat state on Friday, April 1.
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    A commuter cools off at a railway junction during a hot day in Allahabad, India, on Saturday, May 14. Much of India is reeling from a heat wave and severe drought conditions that have decimated crops, killed livestock and left at least 330 million people without enough water for their daily needs.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    A commuter cools off at a railway junction during a hot day in Allahabad, India, on Saturday, May 14. Much of India is reeling from a heat wave and severe drought conditions that have decimated crops, killed livestock and left at least 330 million people without enough water for their daily needs.
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    Children run with containers toward a well in Shahapur, India, on Friday, May 13.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    Children run with containers toward a well in Shahapur, India, on Friday, May 13.
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    Villagers in Shahapur throw containers into a well on May 13.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    Villagers in Shahapur throw containers into a well on May 13.
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    A villager filters her water through a sieve in Shahapur.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    A villager filters her water through a sieve in Shahapur.
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    A villager transports water on his cart on May 13.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    A villager transports water on his cart on May 13.
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    A villager walks with his cattle in the dried-up Mansaita River near Allahabad on Wednesday, May 4.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    A villager walks with his cattle in the dried-up Mansaita River near Allahabad on Wednesday, May 4.
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    A gunman stands guard at a water reservoir in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, April 27.
    15 photos: India's drought crisis
    A gunman stands guard at a water reservoir in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, April 27.
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    A farmer stands in his field in the village of Bangaye on April 27.
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    A farmer stands in his field in the village of Bangaye on April 27.
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    Red alert issued

    The IMD has issued a red-level alert for Rajasthan as well as for other states like Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, where temperatures, despite not having crossed the 50-degree mark, are higher than average.
    India has recorded higher than normal temperatures throughout 2016.
    Many areas are experiencing severe heat waves and state governments estimate more than 370 people killed so far.
    India recorded its highest ever temperature on Thursday, in Phalodi, Rajasthan, where numbers shot up to a burning 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit)
    India recorded its highest ever temperature on Thursday, in Phalodi, Rajasthan, where numbers shot up to a burning 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit)
    This comes on the back of a searing 2015, when more than 2,500 died in the summer. 2015's high casualty rate has led to India's National Disaster Management Authority coordinating with states on heat wave action plans to spread awareness and establish preventative measures.
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    The heat wave has also coincided with another major environmental problem: drought.
    After two successive below-average monsoons in 2014 and 2015, ground water levels have receded, impacting many rural Indians who rely on ground wells for drinking water.
    The western Indian state of Maharashtra is one of the worst impacted, with the state government organizing emergency 'water trains' to bring daily supplies to villages.
    The double whammy of heat and drought has led to accidents and fatalities.
    On Monday, five men died in the northern state of Haryana when they attempted to restore a well that had fallen into disuse.
    Authorities say the men were killed when they inhaled poisonous gas trapped in the well.
    India's meteorological department says the heat wave will continue into next week
    India's meteorological department says the heat wave will continue into next week
    India's meteorological department says the heat wave will continue into next week. Many schools across the country have been operating on shortened days.
    The monsoons are expected to hit India in June, bringing much-needed rain and relief. The 2016 monsoons are forecast to bring an above-average amount of rainfall.
    Unrelated to the annual monsoons, large parts of Sri Lanka and now southern India have been lashed this week by rains caused by a tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal.
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