Heat waves was in news recently which killed more than 2,500 people in the year 2015 till June.
Consider the following statements regarding heat waves
1. Heat wave’s adverse impact occurred mainly in Northern and Eastern region of India.
2. Severe heat waves come under National Calamity just like cold waves.
3. IMD recommended to declare a region as severe heat waves affected region if temperature
reached beyond 45 degree Celsius.
4. It is a natural calamity found in tropical regions and not in temperate regions.
Choose the correct statement/s from the code
1, 3 only
2, 3, 4 only
1, 2, 3 only
All the above
Explanation:
Heat waves impacted mainly in northern states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Eastern states likeOdisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana.Central government has declared cold waves, tsunamis etc as National Calamity but not heat waves.Thus recently after the heat waves took toll of many lives country wide, there was a demand fromexperts as well as many states for heat waves to be declared as National Calamity.Heat waves are the phenomenon found not only in tropical regions but also in temperate regions.
Heat waves impacted mainly in northern states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Eastern states likeOdisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana.Central government has declared cold waves, tsunamis etc as National Calamity but not heat waves.Thus recently after the heat waves took toll of many lives country wide, there was a demand fromexperts as well as many states for heat waves to be declared as National Calamity.Heat waves are the phenomenon found not only in tropical regions but also in temperate regions.