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This Company Uses AI To Tackle Urban Heat In Cities Worldwide
An Abu Dhabi-based startup is using artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to provide detailed temperature dynamics for urban planners, businesses, and residents.
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ISRO EOS-08 Satellite Begins Operations, Captures Thermal Images of Pune With EOIR Payload
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently announced the start of operations for its Electro Optical-Infrared (EOIR) payload placed inside the EOS-08 Earth Observation Satellite. The satellite was launched on the space agency's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) on August 16. The main goal of this mission is to improve India's therma...
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Record Heat Temperatures In Ukraine After Russian Attacks On Power Plants
Several cities across Ukraine were recording historic scorching temperatures, officials said Wednesday, at a time when major urban hubs are suffering long periods without electricity after Russian attacks on power plants.
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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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Concrete Urban Buildings, Neighbourhoods Can Heat Up Microclimates in Cities: Here's How
New method of modelling urban building energy takes into consideration heat waves in urban cities and how human-caused parameters aggravate it. It studies the heating pattern of urban cities during city-wide heat waves. The research is based on a case study conducted in Los Angeles, California, during a five-day heatwave event in September 2009.
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Beat The Summer Heat At Khajjiar, India's Mini Switzerland
Hear the mountains calling? The captivating hill town of Khajjiar, also known as Mini Switzerland of India, is sure to leave you spellbound with its charm.
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Exposure To Extreme Heat Due To Global Warming Threatening Cities: Study
Rapid population growth and global warming are increasing exposure to extreme heat in cities, aggravating health problems and making moving to urban areas less beneficial for the world's poor, according to a study released Monday.
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Archer's Maker Flying Taxi Sees Splashy Debut in Heated Market
Archer Aviation unveiled its first electric flying taxi "Maker" in a Tesla-style debut on Thursday as an increasing number of investors and aviation companies pile into the hot but yet-to-be-approved urban air mobility space.
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Monsoon May Arrive In Delhi Ahead Of Time On June 25: Weather Agency
The southwest monsoon is likely to arrive in Delhi ahead of schedule on June 25, the Indian weather monitoring agency said today as heatwave-like conditions kept day temperature above normal in the National Capital Region.
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Most Indian Cities Turning Into All-Season "Urban Heat Islands": Study
A team of researchers from the Indian Institutes of Technology-Kharagpur has found that most cities in the country are turning into "urban heat islands" in all seasons during day and night, officials said.
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Blog: Delhi, Bengaluru Becoming "Urban Heat Islands": IPCC Report Author
Hundreds of scientists have worked for the last three years to understand just how pressing is the need to limit global warming. The answer - very, very pressing indeed.
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Google's First Urban Development Raises Data Concerns
Sidewalk Labs has partnered with a government agency known as Waterfront Toronto with plans to erect mid-rise apartments, offices, shops and a school on a 12-acre (4.9-hectare) site.
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Why Los Angeles Is Coating Its Streets With Material That Hides Planes From Spy Satellites
The city has become an "urban heat island" with rising temperatures.
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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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This Company Uses AI To Tackle Urban Heat In Cities Worldwide
An Abu Dhabi-based startup is using artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to provide detailed temperature dynamics for urban planners, businesses, and residents.
-
ISRO EOS-08 Satellite Begins Operations, Captures Thermal Images of Pune With EOIR Payload
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently announced the start of operations for its Electro Optical-Infrared (EOIR) payload placed inside the EOS-08 Earth Observation Satellite. The satellite was launched on the space agency's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) on August 16. The main goal of this mission is to improve India's therma...
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Record Heat Temperatures In Ukraine After Russian Attacks On Power Plants
Several cities across Ukraine were recording historic scorching temperatures, officials said Wednesday, at a time when major urban hubs are suffering long periods without electricity after Russian attacks on power plants.
-
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.
-
Concrete Urban Buildings, Neighbourhoods Can Heat Up Microclimates in Cities: Here's How
New method of modelling urban building energy takes into consideration heat waves in urban cities and how human-caused parameters aggravate it. It studies the heating pattern of urban cities during city-wide heat waves. The research is based on a case study conducted in Los Angeles, California, during a five-day heatwave event in September 2009.
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Beat The Summer Heat At Khajjiar, India's Mini Switzerland
Hear the mountains calling? The captivating hill town of Khajjiar, also known as Mini Switzerland of India, is sure to leave you spellbound with its charm.
-
Exposure To Extreme Heat Due To Global Warming Threatening Cities: Study
Rapid population growth and global warming are increasing exposure to extreme heat in cities, aggravating health problems and making moving to urban areas less beneficial for the world's poor, according to a study released Monday.
-
Archer's Maker Flying Taxi Sees Splashy Debut in Heated Market
Archer Aviation unveiled its first electric flying taxi "Maker" in a Tesla-style debut on Thursday as an increasing number of investors and aviation companies pile into the hot but yet-to-be-approved urban air mobility space.
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Monsoon May Arrive In Delhi Ahead Of Time On June 25: Weather Agency
The southwest monsoon is likely to arrive in Delhi ahead of schedule on June 25, the Indian weather monitoring agency said today as heatwave-like conditions kept day temperature above normal in the National Capital Region.
-
Most Indian Cities Turning Into All-Season "Urban Heat Islands": Study
A team of researchers from the Indian Institutes of Technology-Kharagpur has found that most cities in the country are turning into "urban heat islands" in all seasons during day and night, officials said.
-
Blog: Delhi, Bengaluru Becoming "Urban Heat Islands": IPCC Report Author
Hundreds of scientists have worked for the last three years to understand just how pressing is the need to limit global warming. The answer - very, very pressing indeed.
-
Google's First Urban Development Raises Data Concerns
Sidewalk Labs has partnered with a government agency known as Waterfront Toronto with plans to erect mid-rise apartments, offices, shops and a school on a 12-acre (4.9-hectare) site.
-
Why Los Angeles Is Coating Its Streets With Material That Hides Planes From Spy Satellites
The city has become an "urban heat island" with rising temperatures.
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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.
