The warm El Niño phase of this cycle began to kick in a year ago, reached its peak around the end of 2023 and is now trending neutral, which is why the record-breaking streak has ended.

As many as 17 flights were diverted at the Delhi airport on Saturday evening due to bad weather, an official said.

Excess heat is a potentially lethal threat to them, as children are more vulnerable than adults because they are unable to control their body temperature.

Scientists attribute the exceptional warming to the combined effects of El Nino -- a period of abnormal warming of surface waters in the central Pacific Ocean -- and human-caused climate change.

Himachali heartland turns white: The Himalayan town of Manali receives fresh snowfall on February 1st, providing a visual treat to tourists and locals alike, as well as providing some much-needed relief amid the ongoing dry spell. The region has been devoid of snow this year due to changing climate conditions., leading to major environmental concerns.

Winter arrives in Wonderland: Ending a long wait, the first snow of this year finally falls in the world-famous Gulmarg skiing station in Jammu and Kashmir, ending cold-draught-like conditions... This is the first time in many decades years that the Kashmir region has been devoid of snow for such a long period.

Kashmir has been experiencing an unusually dry and mostly snowless winter, leading to freezing nights and warmer daytime temperatures.

The Lahaul & Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh has not witnessed proper snowfall this winter and the weather is intermittently warm in the tribal district in January compared to yester years.

Satellite imagery showed a layer of fog/low-level clouds over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, extending up to northeast India.

Cold weather across the northern part of the nation have led to intense foggy conditions, disrupting various odes of transport.

Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 315, in the 'very poor' category, at 9 am, according to Central Pollution Control Board data.

The weather office said persistent low cloud cover and absence of sunlight over the region led to the maximum temperatures in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and north Madhya Pradesh dropping to below normal, in the range of 2-6 degrees Celsius.