New extreme maximum temperature records have been set in the Gilgit-Baltistan Chilas and Bunji areas, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a press release.
The PMD recorded a maximum temperature of 48.5 ° C in Chilas on Saturday, beating the previous maximum extreme historical record of 47.7 ° C on July 17, 1997.
The temperature recorded in Bunji was 46.1 ° C. The maximum extreme historical historical record was 45.6 ° C on July 12, 1971.
“These persistent high temperatures on northern areas can speed up snow and melting of glaciers, triggering the glof (flooding of the flowering of the glacial lake) and sudden flood incidents in vulnerable valleys and surrounding regions during the coming week,” said the PMD.
More than 7.1 million people in GB and KP are vulnerable, according to the Ministry of Climate Change.
