A slight rise in temperature may increase the risk of malaria to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people, in areas that are currently too cold for malaria parasites to complete their development, according to a study.
After witnessing heat wave early this month, the day temperature in Jammu fell to 35.6 degrees Celsius following overcast conditions and showers on Monday and hovered around the season's average of 38 degrees Celsius till Friday.
The state witnessed pre-monsoon showers in the last 24 hours in Shahdol, Indore, Ujjain, Rewa, Bhopal, Hoshangabad and Jabalpur divisions, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
The maximum temperature on Saturday is expected to hover around 43 degrees Celsius and minimum at 29 degrees Celsius.
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The national capital continued to reel under blistering heat Saturday with the mercury crossing the 46-degree mark in some parts of the city.
"The skies will turn partly cloudy in the afternoon. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 38 degrees Celsius," the official said.
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The minimum temperature was recorded at 21.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, while humidity levels oscillated between 47 per cent and 13 per cent.
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