This is how ISRO is mapping the heatwave in South India

The map offers four varying intensities of the heatwave as No Heatwave, Heatwave, Severe and Extreme. These intensities are colour coded.

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The heatwave can be tracked on any given day of the April and May (as of now) starting from April 19th.

As of Sunday, most regions have been marked with just heatwave. No region has currently been coded under Extreme.

More than 200 people have died due to the heatwave in Telangana, with temperatures rising above 43 degrees. More than 100 peope have died in Odisha where temperatures have gone at least 5 degrees above the normal 38 degrees.

While Odisha declared schools to be closed early for summer vacations, Telangana received some respite on Friday in the form of heavy showers, with the maximum temperature plummeting below 35 degrees.

In 2015, more than 2500 people died due to the extreme weather conditions and high temperatures. However, the year 2016 has been purported to be the warmest year for India in centuries. The El-Nino effect is still strong over the Pacific Ocean and is expected to end by the last phase of summer.

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