Urban Heat Hotspots Spreading Beyond Cities in Odisha: IIT Study

Urban heat hotspots spreading beyond cities in Odisha: IIT study

IIT Bhubaneswar study finds land surface heat hotspots rising across Odisha beyond cities, up 2–9% yearly in some districts, driven by urbanisation and forest loss.

Rapid urbanisation driving rising heat across Odisha: IIT Bhubaneswar study - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: A recent scientific study by IIT Bhubaneswar has revealed that rapid urbanisation and fast land degradation were major factors behind the intensifying surface heat across Odisha. The study by researchers from the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, has revealed a significant rise in land surface thermal hotspots across Odisha, highlighting the growing impact of rapid urbanis…