urban heat island effect

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How Well Do You Know Your Heatwave? A Study of India Data

Raj Bhagat Palanichamy 23/07/2022

A heatwave is a silent disaster with spatial, temporal...

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The World’s New ‘Whitest’ Paint Has a Darker Side

Andrew Parnell 22/09/2021

A new study suggests that a paint containing barium...

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Simple Road Maps Show India’s Cities Are Snaking Towards Ecological, Social Chaos

Vasudevan Mukunth 20/01/2020

New roads in Pune, Kolkata, Vijayawada, Coimbatore, Mumbai and...

High rise buildings are seen against a smoggy sky in Tokyo

Urban ‘Heat Islands’ to Increase City Costs for Climate Change

Alister Doyle 30/05/2017

The urban heat island effect makes cities several degrees...