Cities devise measures to tackle heat island effect
Hindustan Times -

Urban areas tend to be warmer than rural areas due to the heat island effect — tightly spaced, tall buildings, along with roads, industries, and other infrastructure absorb solar radiation and re-emit heat, causing cities to be several degrees hotter than surrounding areas.Keeping this in mind, several Indian cities are looking at short-term measures to fight the heat island effect. These measures, city planners believe, may prove helpful as our planet becomes hotter — the India Meteorological...

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