Delhi heatwave: officials investigating if temperature of 52.9C due to faulty sensor
www.theguardian.com
Meteorological department examining data from Mungeshpur station amid soaring temperatures that came close to 50 degrees Celsius

Years of scientific research have found the climate crisis is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense.

  • Gigan@lemmy.world
    5·
    9 months ago

    I saw one yesterday about a record heatwave in Pakistan. What causes such extreme heat in that region?

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
      13·
      9 months ago

      Several things in combination:

      • It’s sufficiently close to the equator
      • Topography limits air circulation
      • heat dome
      • Dumping the waste from fossil fuel burning into the atmosphere raised it above where temperatures used to get