LUCKNOW: The city witnessed the longest heatwave from March to April this year, recording an average daily temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. This was 3-6 degrees above normal. Is this extreme weather condition the impact of global warming or climate change? Climate experts stand divided on the issue with some saying it is global warming while others calling it climate variability due to cities turning into concrete jungles.
According to experts, the unusual extreme weather conditions which earlier used to occur once in two decades have become more frequent in the past few years, and need to be researched. The last 15 months have witnessed extremes of hot and cold conditions.
