El Nino 2024: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Says Heat Wave To Be More Intense This Year, Requests To Stay Hydrated

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more heat this year. The temperature will remain high for 3 months between April to June. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting today to review the preparations to deal with the heat in which he said that this time the heat wave will last longer. The heat wave is expected to last for up to 20 days, which usually lasts for 8 days.

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also mentioned El-Nino. He said, “Summer has started. The Indian Meteorological Department has expressed the fear of heat wave due to the effect of El Nino, there is a possibility of heat wave and slightly higher temperature this year.

Mansukh Mandaviya said, “With the onset of summer, we have held a meeting today keeping this in mind and have asked the central government to issue an advisory to the state governments.” While addressing the general public, the Health Minister said that I suggest you all to keep drinking water and keep water with you… keep yourself hydrated.

How will be the effect of El Nino this time?

The Health Minister talked about El Nino as many weather experts told about the impact of El Nino. According to experts associated with IMD, El Nino is a climate pattern that reflects abnormal warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. El Nino is caused by a complex interaction between the atmosphere and the ocean.

El Nino is a climatic phenomenon that represents abnormal warming of surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean. El Nino is a complex meteorological phenomenon caused by changes in water temperatures in the Pacific region near the equator.

Understand the difference between El Nino and La Nino

International weather experts say that El Nino and La Nina are complex weather patterns that occur due to variations in ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean region. These are opposite phases of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. The important thing to note about these weather patterns is that due to El Nino the temperature becomes hot, while due to La Nina the weather becomes cold.

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