Met Office forecasts further dip in mercury in next 72 hrs

Rains stopped after Wednesday’s showers but the sky remained heavily overcast yesterday along with mist and fog shrouding the sun, indicating another cold spell, possibly the last of the winter bite before it fades slowly.

A senior meteorologist yesterday explained that the sub-continental ridge has moved up to Bihar near north-western Bangladesh and easterly pressure has moved away from West Bengal after causing rains, meeting with westerly pressure, bringing in showers across the country on Wednesday.
The ridge usually brings in the cold because of which maximum day temperature dropped to 22.7 degree centigrade yesterday, similar to that on Wednesday when rains driven by chilly winds suddenly brought down the temperature, causing immense suffering to those out on the streets without adequate protective gear.
It was even worse for those living on pavements or under porches of high rises in commercial areas. For them, meteorologists have more bad news in that the mercury may drop further with mild to moderate cold waves in the next 72 hours. The mist will hang on for another one or two days with clouds disappearing Friday onwards, setting off the cold spell as they clear, observed senior meteorologist Bazlur Rashid.
The meteorologist, however, said that the cold did not match up to last month’s forecast because of global warming which saw rise in global temperatures due to climate changes.
According to the latest observation by United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which keeps the log of temperatures on sea and surface, 2015 has been the warmest year since 1880. Global warming coupled with the El Nino effect has raised mercury by 1.62 degrees on an average. The report incidentally coincides with the sudden burst of rains accompanied by chilly winds on Wednesday in Bangladesh.
Rashid however did not describe the rains as unusual. He said it was because of meeting of easterly pressure bearing moisture with dry westerly pressure. NOAA scientists said that increase in carbon dioxide and other matters due to human interference have caused rise in temperatures across the globe and poor countries like Bangladesh will have to bear with it without any fault of theirs as Bangladesh emits very little carbon into the air than industrialised countries that burn more fossil fuel together.

Met Office forecasts further dip in mercury in next 72 hrs

Rains stopped after Wednesdays showers but the sky remained heavily overcast yesterday along with mist and fog shrouding the sun, indicating another cold spell, possibly the last of the winter bite before it fades slowly. A senior meteorologist yesterday explained that the sub-continental ridge has moved up to Bihar near north-western Bangladesh and easterly pressure has moved away from West Bengal after causing rains, meeting with westerly pressure, bringing in showers across the country on Wednesday. The ridge usually brings in the cold because of which maximum day temperature dropped to 22.7 degree centigrade yesterday, similar to that on Wednesday when rains driven by chilly winds suddenly brought down the temperature, causing immense suffering to those out on the streets without adequate protective gear. It was even worse for those living on pavements or under porches of high rises in commercial areas. For them, meteorologists have more bad news in that the mercury may drop further with mild to moderate cold waves in the next 72 hours. The mist will hang on for another one or two days with clouds disappearing Friday onwards, setting off the cold spell as they clear, observed senior meteorologist Bazlur Rashid. The meteorologist, however, said that the cold did not match up to last months forecast because of global warming which saw rise in global temperatures due to climate changes. According to the latest observation by United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which keeps the log of temperatures on sea and surface, 2015 has been the warmest year since 1880. Global warming coupled with the El Nino effect has raised mercury by 1.62 degrees on an average. The report incidentally coincides with the sudden burst of rains accompanied by chilly winds on Wednesday in Bangladesh. Rashid however did not describe the rains as unusual. He said it was because of meeting of easterly pressure bearing moisture with dry westerly pressure. NOAA scientists said that increase in carbon dioxide and other matters due to human interference have caused rise in temperatures across the globe and poor countries like Bangladesh will have to bear with it without any fault of theirs as Bangladesh emits very little carbon into the air than industrialised countries that burn more fossil fuel together.