ISLAMABAD
\nA \u201csevere heatwave\u201d that was prevailing over central and upper Sindh is forecast to grip the entire province \u2014 including Karachi \u2014 for nearly a week from May 11 with the maximum temperature projected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius in the provincial capital, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Sunday.
\nIn its heatwave advisory, the Met department said the weather in the metropolis would remain hot next week, predicting the heatwave spell could last till May 16.
\n\u201cThe maximum temperature in Karachi may rise to 40\u00b0C and more during May 12 and 14.\u201d
\nIt predicted that the temperature in the city would likely be in the range between 35\u00b0C and 38\u00b0C from May 9 to 10 before intensifying by May 11 to 12.
\nThe PMD also predicted \u201cextreme heatwave\u201d in other parts of the province, saying the daytime maximum temperatures in Dadu, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah), Naushero Feroz, Khairpur, Shikarpur and Ghotki districts would rise to 46 to 48 \u00b0C.
\nWhile in Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Badin, Thatta, Mirpurkhas and Umerkot districts, the temperatures could peak at 45 \u00b0C during the period.
\nThe department warned that hot and dry conditions could cause stress on crops, vegetables and orchards, and increase energy demands.
\nIt also advised the public to avoid open sun exposure as much as possible, especially during peak hours (11am to 4pm).
\nA day ago, top climate scientists told that, the devastating heatwave that gripped Pakistan and India over the last two months was unprecedented, but worse perhaps far worse was on the horizon as climate change continues apace.
\n\u201cThis heatwave is likely to kill thousands,\u201d said Robert Rohde, lead scientist at Berkeley Earth, a climate science research non-profit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD A \u201csevere heatwave\u201d that was prevailing over central and upper Sindh is forecast to grip the entire province \u2014 including Karachi \u2014 for nearly a week from May 11 with the maximum temperature projected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius in the provincial capital, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Sunday. In its heatwave […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259324,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[321,6946,933],"class_list":{"0":"post-259336","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-karachi","9":"tag-severe-heatwave","10":"tag-sindh"},"yoast_head":"\n