Thanks, but it has no temperature data. The rain data is also not historical.
Regards, rajesh On Monday, May 12, 2014 2:09:06 PM UTC+5:30, Sabarish Karunakar wrote: > > There is a website called http://www.fallingrain.com/world/index.html > > and Karnataka > > http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/ > http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/ > > for Karnataka, which gives the temp and percipitation details, chk, wether > they have historical data > Reg > SABA > > > > On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Rajesh Shah <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> The article below screams out for a data visual! >> >> It would be great to see trends of daily highs/lows over the past couple >> of decades in B'lore. Number of days over 35, ... >> >> Also, as far as i know, Bangalore measures temperature in a cool place in >> IISc rather than a spot on MG Road (which is what people experience). Is >> that true? >> >> Can someone please help with getting Bangalore temperature data history? >> I have tried searching and the IMD website but found some averages >> (monthly), but not enough detail. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Rajesh >> >> -------- >> >> >> >> http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/Activists-name-and-shame-heat-wave-suspects/articleshow/34543065.cms >> >> >> >> >> >> Activists name and shame heat wave suspects >> Bangalore Mirror Bureau | May 3, 2014, 02.00 AM IST >> [image: Activists name and shame heat wave suspects] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Soaring temperature has triggered extensive debate among Bangaloreans >> in the past few months. Despite the claim by weathermen that the mercury >> levels are well within the summer normal range, people are experiencing >> intense heat across the city. Even as many wonder what could have made >> Bangalore — a city known for its salubrious climate — resemble a boiling >> cauldron, environmentalists point fingers at five major culprits.* Nidhi >> Yalburgi* take a closer look >> >> >> *1. WHOPPING REDUCTION **IN TREE COVER* >> >> As per estimates by scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), >> loss of green cover has opened up the city to direct sunlight. Experts are >> of the view that in each of the 198 wards of BBMP, there should have been a >> minimum of 20 per cent green cover. But currently, it ranges between 2-10 >> per cent, adding to the rise in temperature. A decade ago, the city had 111 >> villages within its limits, with lots of lung space dotted with large >> trees, and natural depressions filled with water. But rapid urbanisation >> has converted all these into a concrete jungle. >> >> *2. Disappearance of tanks/lakes* >> >> Bangalore was once known to have around 940 lakes, but has around 200 >> lakes on paper today, though many of them are nothing more than sewage >> pools. Also, around 50-60 per cent of the city's economic activity was >> earlier centred around agriculture and horticulture. Experts believe that >> these water bodies, to a certain extent, controlled temperature levels by >> adding moisture into the atmosphere. Today, many of them are just filled >> with sewage and absorb more and more heat, releasing greenhouse gases. >> >> *3. Glass towers which create heat islands* >> >> Innumerable glass-fronted buildings across Bangalore are also >> contributing to the high temperature during summer. Such buildings are a >> good fit in the city landscapes of countries in the cold West. But when >> copied to an Indian urban setting, they contribute majorly to the soaring >> temperature. A study by green activists has revealed that these glass >> buildings radiate heat, creating heat islands across the city, which then >> converge to raise surface temperature by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius more than >> the average. >> >> *4. Metallic toys burn more than rubber* >> >> As automobile and vehicle tyres burn rubber, there's collateral damage to >> the environment too. As per the study, vehicles, along with buildings, >> contribute to a 12 per cent increase in the heat level per day. Heat from >> vehicle combustion, as well as the mixing of sun rays with vehicle >> emissions, adds to surface temperature. With hardly any green cover to >> absorb this radiation, the heat gets trapped in the atmosphere and is >> circulated uniformly along the surface. >> >> *5. Lack of open spaces and waste-burning * >> >> Experts are of the view that open spaces within cities would moderate the >> climate. Bangalore has already lost several of its lung spaces either to >> land sharks or illegal settlements. About 40,000 hectares of area around >> Bangalore is under construction, though a third of it should have been set >> aside to provide green cover. Additionally, about 10-15 per cent of >> municipal waste is being burnt everyday, releasing dangerous hydrocarbons >> into the environment. >> >> >> >> The actual victims of this mindless urbanisation are the old citizens of >> Bangalore as they are unable to cope up with climatic changes. Large-scale >> radiation by buildings in the absence of trees has increased the levels of >> ground level or bad ozone, and hundreds of reports in this regard have been >> quietly sidelined. What we need is political will to tackle these >> activities. >> *A N Yallappa Reddy, IFS (Rtd), ecologist * >> >> Urban planners need to focus more on increasing green cover at the ward >> level. Green cover at every ward is important as it would balance the heat >> radiation from buildings and other structures. But unfortunately, >> afforestation in recent times has come down drastically. Instead, cutting >> of trees has become the order of the day resulting in gradual increase of >> temperature. >> *Harish Bhat, researcher and biodiversity expert* >> >> Developers and builders are contributors to the agonising rise in >> temperature. The erstwhile string of lakes would have cooled the heat wave. >> But today, encroachment and draining of lakes has almost doubled the >> temperature levels. The situation is such that even rain water is >> evaporated in a matter of few hours, owing to intense heat at the ground >> level. >> *Suresh Heblikar, Environmentalist* >> >> -- >> For more details about this list >> http://datameet.org/discussions/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "datameet" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
