Heatwave in india Summer: The World Bank has flagged India is likely to be one of the first places in the world where heat waves breach the human survivability threshold
The low pressure area is expected to concentrate into a depression by Tuesday evening and then intensify into a cyclonic storm the next day, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of India Meteorological Department, told reporters
India's weather department issued an alert for a potential cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Mocha, is set to form in the Bay of Bengal from Saturday onwards.
Cyclone Mocha's path entails a coastal path that houses tens of millions of people.
Heatwave conditions continued unabated as temperatures hovered in the range of 40 to 44 degrees Celsius over most parts of the country on Tuesday, with Hamirpur and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh sizzling at 44.2 degrees Celsius
Killer heat waves are putting "unprecedented burdens" on India's agriculture, economy and public health, with climate change undermining the country's long-term efforts to reduce poverty, inequality and illness, a new study showed.