Is summer becoming more uncomfortable at Indian cities?

Authors

  • A. K. SRIVASTAVA
  • M. M. DANDEKAR
  • S. R. KSHIRSAGAR
  • S. K. DIKSHIT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v58i3.1327

Keywords:

Discomfort indices, Uncomfortable condition, Mann-Kendall test, Trend analysis

Abstract

The recent decades have witnessed significant increase in temperatures both on global and regional scale. Some specific locations in India like Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have experienced unusually heat wave conditions resulting in increase in heat stress associated illnesses and mortality. There is a general belief that cities have become more uncomfortable during summer, particularly in the recent years. The present study is an attempt to examine the trend in discomfort over the Indian cities measured by an index (Thermo-Hygrometric Index: THI). Results show that in general there is an increasing trend in the discomfort from the last 10 days of April to June over most of the Indian cities. Further, frequency and maximum length of continuous periods exceeding abnormal discomfort values over a number of stations are steadily increasing particularly during May and June.

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Published

01-07-2007

How to Cite

[1]
A. K. . SRIVASTAVA, M. M. . DANDEKAR, S. R. . KSHIRSAGAR, and S. K. . DIKSHIT, “Is summer becoming more uncomfortable at Indian cities?”, MAUSAM, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 335–344, Jul. 2007.

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Research Papers

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