Why are Indian cities taking longer to cool down than their surrounding areas?

What is the ‘heat island effect’ and what does rapid urbanisation have to do with it?

Sahana Ghosh

· Feb 16, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Hard labour: Rising carbon emissions can reduce your pregnancy by two weeks

Over the past 19 years, nearly 5 lakh births occurred earlier than expected.

Sarah DeWeerdt

· Dec 19, 2019 · 11:30 pm

French town records country’s highest-ever temperature of 45.8°C

Health Minister Agnès Buzyn said ‘everyone is at risk’.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 28, 2019 · 10:00 pm

Bihar heatwave: At least 90 people dead so far in Aurangabad, Gaya and Nawada districts

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered an environment survey of the state over the next four days.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 19, 2019 · 03:59 pm

Bihar heatwave: Toll rises to 76 in Aurangabad, Gaya and Nawada districts

On Monday, Gaya recorded a maximum temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius, which was five degrees above normal.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 18, 2019 · 08:23 am

Bihar heatwave deaths: Toll rises to 61, government schools to remain closed till June 22

Since Saturday, 30 people have died in Aurangabad district, 20 have died in Gaya and 11 in Nawada district, said an official.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 17, 2019 · 04:35 pm

Bihar: At least 40 people die of heatwave in a day, 27 in Aurangabad alone

In Gaya, 12 people died of heatstroke.

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· Jun 16, 2019 · 10:25 am

How hot it is today: Vidarbha region sizzles at 44 degrees Celsius, Delhi is 40 degrees

Birds have fallen from the sky in Hyderabad due to exhaustion after the temperature there had risen to 47 degrees Celsius.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 13, 2019 · 05:34 pm

As temperatures soar, India reels under second-longest heatwave spell ever recorded

This year, the heat wave spell has already stretched for 32 days. In 1988, there were 33 such days, and in 2016, there were 32 such days.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 12, 2019 · 09:48 am

Heat wave to continue across India, light rain brings relief in Punjab and Haryana

The Met department said there will be no large change in maximum temperatures over the next two days.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 05, 2019 · 09:11 am

Heatwave: Eight Indian cities among world’s hottest places as temperature soars beyond 48°C

Churu and Ganganagar in Rajasthan recorded the highest maximum temperature of 48.9°C and 48.6°C on Sunday.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 03, 2019 · 07:52 am

City trees reduce daytime heat. To curb sweltering nights, planners must minimise pavements

Reducing night temperature is important from a public health perspective; during heat waves, people’s bodies need time to recover from daytime heat.

Sarah DeWeerdt

· May 14, 2019 · 11:30 pm