INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
temperatures in Karachi, the K-Electric announced that the people will have to face extra loadshedding as one of its power generation units
at Bin Qasim plant has tripped.The KE said that its 200MW power generation unit has tripped
Areas which were earlier exempted will also face one-hour loadshedding, the KE added.The Met Office has earlier warned that the weather in
city is expected to be very hot and dry on Thursday, as the temperature may rise to 43 degrees Celsius under the influence of north-westerly
Dr Ghulam Rasul told The News.Dr Rasul, however, warned that chances of heatwaves this month and the next are very high
He defined a heatwave as an increase of five degrees in the mercury from a normal or average temperature persisting for three or more
days.He said the Met Office will issue a special advisory prior to the onset of any heatwave in any part of the country so that people and
the authorities can take precautionary measures
The Met chief said the mercury in Karachi will remain a degree or two above the normal temperature in May and June, adding that the average
and in the following months are very high
The coastal areas especially may have to endure heatwaves if the sea breeze stops blowing under the influence of a low pressure area in the
Following the deadly heatwave of June 2015, Met officials had started warning people in advance about the sudden rise in temperature,
people falling unconscious due to suffocation and hot and humid conditions, but Met officials said the temperature will rise sharply on
Centre in Karachi that provides the forecast for three consecutive days in case the temperature is expected to rise above normal, so people
(tomorrow), medical practitioners have advised the citizens to adopt certain precautionary measures.The children, the elderly and medically
challenged should not venture out from noon to 4pm unless it is extremely important
They have asked to keep the head and neck covered while out in the open
The doctors have advised consuming a lot of water and wearing light-coloured loose outfits
A few years ago, there was an unprecedented loss of lives due to a searing heatwave.
