Mangalore: Rising Mercury - People in Coast Fret and Sweat
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Mar 18: Since the last couple of days, temperature in coastal Karnataka has seen a meteoric rise, making people to avoid venturing out during afternoons, and sit under fans and air-conditioners.
Temperature rose to 40 degree Celsius in the afternoon in Puttur on Wednesday and Thursday. On the same day last year, temperature registered was only 36 degree Celsius. Normally, the mercury rises to this level during April last week or May. It may be recalled that fury of both rain and winter had been harsh this time as compared to previous years.
The city remained comparatively cooler, as the temperature is between 33 and 34 degree, while Karwar registered 34 degree. Even Madikeri atop the Ghats registered temperature of 30 degree Celsius. In Udupi, the temperature has been hovering around 33 degrees.