Summer 2020 in India| Hot season| causes and effects

A report by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) has revealed that the timeframe for heat wave and summer season is going to be increasing in India from the year 2020 and has also included the rise in temperature in the report. There will be rise in the temperature for the summers. The coastal areas of South India, which have been avoiding heat wave till now, are also going to be affected drastically. According to the report, this has happened due to the development of 'El Nino Modoki', a weather system different from El Nino. The study says that El Niño Modoki may be the prime force for the increase of heat wave in India. This effect will gain momentum due to the decay of soil moisture and the phenomenon of heat transfer from the earth to the atmosphere. These events are likely to occur between the years 2020 and 2064, which will affect parts of South India and coastal areas in a big way.
Summer 2020-hot season-causes and effect
Summer 2020


The report titled 'Future Projection of Heat Waves over India from CMIP Five Models' has been published in the international magazine 'Climate Dynamics'. It examines nine climate models to find out how the intensity, intensity and duration of heat (heat-wave) in India will increase and its serious condition and adverse health effects.

Among the models used for this study, 54 incidents of heat wave have been identified between 1961–2005. It is believed that between 2020 and 2064, the number of heat wave events may increase to 138. Scientist P Mukhopadhyay of this study said that past studies have shown that the heat wave changes in India due to sea surface anomalies in El-Nino and Indian Ocean. Outbreak of heat will be seen in the country from March ending. Heat waves untouched by hot winds will run in South India and coastal areas

In March this year, the temperature in Pune, Mahabaleshwar, Satara, Malegaon, Solapur, Nashik and Aurangabad in Maharashtra reached to a mammoth 35-40°C in March.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, in the next few days, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, coastal areas of Andhra, Karnataka and Telangana will get severe heat and the heat wave will also increase significantly. This year, both the Skymet and the Indian Meteorological Department have predicted the monsoon to be less than normal. Incidence of heat wave has increased to a dramatically 03 waves on average per year.

Different types of El Nino and it’s different effects:

 El Niño: The most common form, there is a uniform rise in the temperature of the Pacific Ocean
Canonic El Niño: Due to its effect, heat begins to rise prematurely, in some parts of the world, heat was also seen in winter.
Modoki El Nino: The most unique form of El Nino is Modoki El Nino. The Pacific Ocean will be excessively hot yet other parts will remain cold

Reduction in rain
There will be problem of drinking.    water
Due to the influence of El Nino Modoki, the heat will increase in the coastal areas of India
The monsoon will come down and the rains in the country are expected to go on till mid-June
People in large parts of the country, including Maharashtra, who are struggling with water problems, will have to go through the problem of drinking water.

Conclusion-what we can do:

Due to human activities and some natural phenomenon, the temperature of earth is rising day by day. This gradually increase in the temperature would create difficulties in the life of people. Also the hot summers would add to this problem. We all need to follow our responsibilities during the summers. During this hot outbreak, all we need is to follow the guidelines of various health organization such as who and many other. There will be water scarcity problems in the country which would lead to draught like situation. So we request you all to save water as far as possible. Plant more and more trees around your locality to avoid the danger and also control the activities causing global warming and greenhouse effect. Various personal measures in the summer season for the people will be available on the next post on this blog. Till then stay safe. We wish for you safe and healthy life. Thank you

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