Analysis of heat stress and heat wave in the four metropolitan cities of India in recent period

P Kumar, A Rai, A Upadhyaya, A Chakraborty - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cities are becoming hotter day-by-day because heat is trapped near the earth's surface due
to a decrease in green cover, rapid urbanization, energy-intensity activities, and concrete …

Understanding the spatio-temporal structure of recent heat waves over India

C Neethu, KV Ramesh, KB Shafeer - Natural Hazards, 2020 - Springer
Major heat waves are occurring over India during the hottest months of May and June. Since
the temperature extremes have major impact on human health and agriculture, better …

Development of urban heat island and its relation to heat waves

R Borah - Urban Health Risk and Resilience in Asian Cities, 2020 - Springer
Urbanisation is a process common in the today's world where the shift from the agriculture-
based economy to the tertiary sector-based economy has been in a rapid pace. The reason …