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Urbanization has increased the amount of heat in Indian cities by 60 percent. Tier-2 cities in eastern India are the worst affected. For example, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, urbanization has provided 90 percent of the heat. This fact has come to light in the findings of two decades of research conducted by researchers at IIT Bhubaneswar. The findings of the study conducted by researchers Soumya Satyakant Sethi and V. Vinod have been published in the international journal Nature Sciences.
The researchers studied the impact of urbanization and local climate change on rising temperatures in 141 major cities across the country over the last two decades. The researchers also used NASA satellite data from 2003 to 2020 to find out the rising temperature trend of these cities. These temperature figures indicate rising temperatures on the Earth's surface. The researchers used this to compare the rising temperature trend in urban and rural areas. The researchers came to the conclusion that climate change is responsible for the rising temperatures in rural areas, while urbanization along with climate change is responsible for the rising temperatures in cities.
Heat wave threat will increase further: Researchers
According to the study's estimate, by the year 2050, 68 percent of the world's population will live in cities. This will also increase the risk of extreme heat. Thus, urbanization is considered a symbol of social progress. But unplanned urbanization has created environmental threats in many parts of the world. Humans themselves are not safe from this.