Hotter days head for Chennai people
Posted on: 12/Sep/2013 10:22:00 AM
According to a report the average day temperature is to be increased by 3.1 Celsius. Researchers at the Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research (CCC&AR), Anna University conducted a study. It was found out that though Chennai’s maximum temperature will shoot up by 3.1 degree Celsius, residents of neighboring Tiruvalllur and Kancheepuram districts will be worse off, as the temperature there is likely to increase by 3.4 degree Celsius.
The projection model also shows that the minimum temperature in the State, which is 23 degree Celsius at present, is likely to go up by 3.5 degree Celsius. From March to May, the model indicates an increase in the percentage of days with the day temperature above 45 degree Celsius.
The reason for this is heat islands (patches of high temperature caused by heat being temporarily trapped by emissions of carbon monoxide, methane, aerosol and ground level ozone.) If there is an increase in the levels of these gases, there will be more heat on that spot and people will be uncomfortably hot.
With an increase in the heat, there is also a likelihood that the number of days that experience 25 mm of rain per day during the northeast monsoon will increase.
By the turn of the century, Kanyakumari district would be the best place to live in as it has the advantage of both the northeast and the southwest monsoons.
