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Indian cold wave during the winter months of 2012 killed at least 92 people across the northern and eastern India. The drop in temperature had a devastating effect on the hundreds of thousands of homeless people in India. Most of the dead were homeless and elderly people, living in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Other northern and eastern states such as Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Tripura were also affected by this cold snap.〔 New Delhi has also been gripped by cold weather, with the temperature dipping to 7oC on the Christmas Day and 1oC after New Year. Although there are shelter homes, these are largely poorly furnished, and the poor who seek shelter are forced to lie on the ground, with no blankets.〔 India Meteorological Department has predicted that the cold spell will continue for a number of days.〔 The weatherman warns that January could bring even harsher cold conditions in India.〔 It is known that a fresh weather-setting western disturbance would start affecting the western Himalayas later in the first week of January. This could bring back the threat of snow and rain for the higher reaches of Northwest India and fog for the Indo-Gangetic plains. ==See also== * Cold wave * Climate of India 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indian cold wave (2012)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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