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US Warned Of Record Temperature As Heat Dome Shifts From Mexico
Not just India, extreme temperatures have been rising across the world worrying environmentalists. Here are some possible explanations.
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What Is The Urban Heat Island Effect That's Making Metro Cities Hotter?
With the arrival of May, mercury is soaring in India's metropolitan cities. While the national capital, Delhi, recorded 33 degree Celsius followed by Mumbai at 34 degrees Celsius, both Chennai and Bengaluru stood at 37 degree Celsius each.
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Heat Island Effect Can Make Core Of Cities 7 Degrees Hotter: Expert To NDTV
As heat waves increase in India with the rise in global warming, cities are particularly vulnerable because temperatures at the heart of the urban jungles can be as many as seven degrees higher than the areas aound them, a leading expert has said.
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US Heatwave: Cities Roll Out 'Cool Pavements' To Fight Heat Island Effect
This is not a new technology that is being implemented in US cities. Such cool pavements have been used in the past too.
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Blog: Land Use And Diets Need To Change, Now, Warns UN Report
There's a double whammy for mega-cities like Delhi-NCR, which could worsen heatwaves. A combination of "global warming and urbanisation can amplify warming in cities and their surroundings (heat island effect), especially during heat waves.
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'Heat Island' Effect May Double Climate Change Costs For World Cities: Study
Climate change could cost the world's major cities twice as much as the rest of the planet because of the extra heat created by the urban jungle, a latest analysis of 1,692 cities across the globe has found.
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US Warned Of Record Temperature As Heat Dome Shifts From Mexico
Not just India, extreme temperatures have been rising across the world worrying environmentalists. Here are some possible explanations.
-
What Is The Urban Heat Island Effect That's Making Metro Cities Hotter?
With the arrival of May, mercury is soaring in India's metropolitan cities. While the national capital, Delhi, recorded 33 degree Celsius followed by Mumbai at 34 degrees Celsius, both Chennai and Bengaluru stood at 37 degree Celsius each.
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Heat Island Effect Can Make Core Of Cities 7 Degrees Hotter: Expert To NDTV
As heat waves increase in India with the rise in global warming, cities are particularly vulnerable because temperatures at the heart of the urban jungles can be as many as seven degrees higher than the areas aound them, a leading expert has said.
-
US Heatwave: Cities Roll Out 'Cool Pavements' To Fight Heat Island Effect
This is not a new technology that is being implemented in US cities. Such cool pavements have been used in the past too.
-
Blog: Land Use And Diets Need To Change, Now, Warns UN Report
There's a double whammy for mega-cities like Delhi-NCR, which could worsen heatwaves. A combination of "global warming and urbanisation can amplify warming in cities and their surroundings (heat island effect), especially during heat waves.
-
'Heat Island' Effect May Double Climate Change Costs For World Cities: Study
Climate change could cost the world's major cities twice as much as the rest of the planet because of the extra heat created by the urban jungle, a latest analysis of 1,692 cities across the globe has found.
