Rampant and unplanned urbanisation that has turned a once lush and riverine city into a heat chamber. There has been a staggering 6°C rise in temperature within Dhaka due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect.
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When the world is fighting to contain the increase in global temperature to under 1.5 degrees Celsius, Dhaka city’s temperature has increased by nearly six degrees due to the urban heat island effect in just 10 years, finds a study.
When the world is fighting to contain the increase in global temperature to under 1.5 degrees Celsius, Dhaka city’s temperature has increased by nearly six degrees due to the urban heat island effect in just 10 years, finds a study.
As part of Earth Week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced new actions Wednesday to help all communities throughout the United States fight extreme heat this summer.