Tag: Urban heat
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Datajam on Urban Heat in Mumbai – June 2025
With every passing year, Mumbai is experiencing worsening summers, with heat waves starting as early as February. Increasing concretisation is adding to the urban heat island effect, making the mercury soar in Mumbai. Weather patterns are changing too, as people experienced heavy rains causing water-logging as early as mid-May this year. More than 40% of… Continue Reading
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Datajam on Urban Heat in Chennai – September 2024
In 2024 Chennai has recorded close to 120 days of the temperature crossing 35°C. That is four of the nine months of the year so far! If the high relative humidity is also factored in, the number of days that would have “felt like” more than 35°C would be much higher. What does this mean… Continue Reading
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Addressing Urban Heat in Bengaluru Datajam – August 2024
On the 29th April 2024, Bengaluru recorded extremely 38.5°C which was the second hottest day ever recorded in the city. IMD records showed that between February and June 35°C was exceeded on 45 days, 27 of which were in April. The remaining three days of April recorded more than 34°C, so there really wasn’t a… Continue Reading