The duration of maximum temperature has been steadily increasing in Bengaluru, which, in turn, has resulted in an increase in the minimum temperature by two to three degrees Celsius.
Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) director M.S. Divakara, speaking at a media workshop titled ‘Extreme Heat and its Impact on Bengaluru’, said that the duration of maximum temperature has been extending to seven hours each day, resulting in a rise of two to three degrees Celsius in minimum temperature.