Indeed since march India and Pakistan live in much higher temperatures than usual. Then at least 50 cities in the area had to cross Several days in a row in April With temperatures over 43 degrees, and even a record high of 48.9 degrees in Jacobabad, Pakistan on April 30th.
If we instead measure the temperature “on the ground”, it will be worse, as evidenced by the map drawn on April 29 by European Copernicus Program and its Sentinel-3 satellite. Uniformly red, with more than 30, and even more than 40 degrees all over. And even black: more than 50 degrees. However, it should be noted that the temperature “on the ground” It differs from the air temperatureWhich is what we live with.
The peak in temperatures is now late, according to a weather forecast earlier this week. but with Several hundreds of millions of people For those affected, of whom only a minority have access to air conditioners, authorities fear an eventual death toll Also above normal. Especially since spring heat waves generally correspond periods of water shortageJust before the start of the rainy season.
In early April, experts in hydrology and climate from the Indian Institute of Technology They were explaining Foreign media reported that the number of areas affected by heat waves has increased in recent years in conjunction with the increase in the frequency of heat waves.
Longer, more frequent, start early and affect more people: worst case scenario becomes clearer.
Banner photo: Computer projection of temperatures across South Asia, April 29, 2022 / WeatherBell.com
