According to the Meteorological Department IMD, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and the hill states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir will experience severe cold in the coming days.In the national capital, visibility fell to just 50 metres and affected road traffic and train movement. Excessive fog in the city is leading to delays and cancellations of flights and trains and also increasing the risk of road accidents. The drivers of many roadways are directed to pause in case of fog making it difficult to driveImage source- business-standard.comMahesh Palawat, vice president (meteorology and climate change), Skymet Weather, said a western disturbance led to a fresh spell of snowfall in the mountains on December 25-26 and cold northwesterly winds are now sweeping through the plains after its retreat. He said the wind chill factor was also high.On Tuesday, Rajasthan’s Churu recorded a minimum temperature 0.5 degrees Celsius, which was a marginal rise from zero degrees Celsius that it saw the day before. The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at minus 4.8 degrees Celsius — down from minus 3.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday night. In Haryana, Narnaul shivered at 1 degree Celsius. Punjab, Bathinda experienced cold weather conditions at 1.4 degrees Celsius while Amritsar recorded a low of 5 degrees Celsius.The countryu2019s capital is now the climate change capital too. Be it evaporating hot or freezing cold, Delhi is breaking records. What are your views on this serious issue the capital is facing? Let us know in the comment section.
