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Soaring humidity at night? Blame it on the urban heat island phenomenon

2024 • 3min • National

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Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Hyderabad are increasingly fighting 'heat stress' because of soaring relative humidity, says a study by the Centre for Science and Environment . This is being blamed on a phenomenon called Urban Heat Islands. How are urban heat islands making us sweat? News9 Decodes.