Climate Change crisis: IMD to change parameters to declare heatwaves
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) plans to revise the criteria for declaring heatwave conditions in India due to the inadequacy of current parameters. This change is particularly important for Kerala, which has faced severe heat and humidity this summer. The IMD aims to implement new parameters that will allow for more effective heatwave warnings in the state.
- ▪The IMD will change the criteria for declaring heatwaves as current parameters do not suit India's geographical conditions.
- ▪Kerala has experienced unusually high night temperatures this summer, prompting the need for revised heatwave warnings.
- ▪The current heatwave declaration parameters require conditions to be recorded at two stations, which is challenging in Kerala.
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Climate Change crisis: IMD to change parameters to declare heatwavesClimate Change crisis: IMD to change parameters to declare heatwavesUpdated on: May 16, 2026 1:37 PM ISTPTIShare viaCopy link Thiruvananthapuram, The IMD, along with its technical partners, will soon revise the criteria for declaring heatwave conditions in the country, as the present parameters do not suit India's geographical conditions, according to official sources here.Climate Change crisis: IMD to change parameters to declare heatwavesKerala, in particular, has faced difficulties in issuing heatwave warnings because of the limitations of the existing parameters.Sources in the India Meteorological Department said the state experienced severe heat and humidity this summer and, for the first time, weather forecasts were…
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