Indian Climate Englishmediumby Vreddy
Indian Climate Englishmediumby Vreddy
Indian Climate Englishmediumby Vreddy
• Most of the heat waves develop over Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana (location
far away from the sea). From here they spread over Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
• The strong north westerly winds (caused due to strong divergence in north-
west India) with a long land journey over hot regions check the onward march
of the sea breeze over eastern coastal belt and create heat wave conditions
over Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
• The heat waves strike by the end of April and their maximum occurrence is in
May. They last till the onset of southwest monsoon.
• The normal duration of heat waves is 4 to 5 days. However, heat waves are
rare over the peninsula south of 13°N latitude due to maritime conditions
prevailing there.
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Andhis
• The strong dust storms resulting from the convective phenomena are locally
known as andhis (blinding storms). They move like a solid wall of dust and
sand.
• The wind velocity often reaches 50-60 kmph and the visibility is reduced to a
few metres.
• Such dust storms are common in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu region,
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
• They are short lived. The squall and showers which follow these storms bring
down the temperature sharply temporarily.
▪ Impact of IOD:
o In the Indian Ocean, IOD exhibits an ocean-
atmosphere interaction that closely resembles the
fluctuations observed during El Niño events in
the Pacific Ocean. However, the IOD is
considerably less powerful compared to El Niño,
resulting in relatively minimal impacts.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)