Talk:2015 Indian heat wave

Confusing wording in first paragraph

Recommend change:

In Khaman, on May 24 2015, the temperature reached  47.8 °C (118 °F), which broke the May 24, 1947 record of 47.2 °C (117.0 °F).

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.115.146.98 (talk • contribs) 23:31, May 25, 2015‎ (UTC)

Wrong map

Update the correct map which complies with Indian govt — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.213.3.4 (talk) 16:43, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Cause?

The article could be improved by adding a section on the cause of the heat wave. Most heat waves are connected to persistent high pressure zones or ridges over land. Surely, there must be meteorological reports that could fill in the blanks. — Quicksilver^{T @} 00:26, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Done! Well, to the best of my ability. The section could probably use some expansion. GlottalFricative (talk) 04:28, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Contradiction?

2015 Indian heat wave#Background says "Every year India experiences severe heat waves in summer." But 2015 Indian heat wave#Causes says (of the heat wave) "The trend is uncommon in India." It looks like these statements contradict each other, but I'm not sure how to change/what to remove. –GlottalFricative (talk) 20:10, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

I've attempted to clarify it a bit. I'm fairly certain that the "uncommon trend" was the sudden end of the pre-monsoon season showers. Pishcal — ♣ 22:13, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Past tense?

I just wanted to ask - should this article's lead be written in the past tense if this is an ongoing event? 77.96.107.201 (talk) 11:26, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Better to describe it in the past tense so we don't have to switch everything around when it does end. Pishcal — ♣ 15:50, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Whether it's still ongoing is perhaps debatable. Some news articles describe it as having ended already. [1] FiredanceThroughTheNight (talk) 02:26, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Misinterpreted citation about the "highest recorded temperatures"

There is one reference in this article's lead section that appears to be misinterpreted. It claims that "Hundreds of mainly poor people die at the height of summer every year in India, but this year's figures are already the highest since 1995, when official data shows 1,677 people succumbed to the heat.", and that the heat wave "claimed nearly 1,500 lives in just over a week - the highest number recorded in two decades." Based on these sentences, it appears that it was the highest recorded casualties since 1995, not temperatures. @Brandmeister: Can you explain why you removed the {{not in citation given}} tag from this article's lead section? Jarble (talk) 04:01, 5 June 2015 (UTC)