Heat wave worsens in north, central India; 52.9 degrees Celsius in Delhi’s Mungeshpur confounds scientists.

Heat wave worsens in north, central India; 52.9 degrees Celsius in Delhi's Mungeshpur confounds scientists.

NEW DELHI: A blistering heat wave continued to grip large sections of northern and central India on Wednesday, with the national capital’s highest temperature reaching a 79-year high. While Delhi’s primary weather station, Safdarjung observatory, recorded a maximum temperature of 46.8 degrees Celsius, weather officials in the city were perplexed when Mungeshpur reported 52.9 degrees, … Read more