The exponential growth in population and physical infrastructure since 1980 has imposed immense pressure on Dhaka Metropolitan City (DMC), triggering extensive urbanization and a surge in built-up areas. This urban expansion has intensified the urban heat island (UHI) effect (the phenomenon where ...
This study examines the characteristics of the urban heat island (UHI) in Dhaka, the densely populated capital city of Bangladesh under the influence of the South Asian monsoon, and its interaction with heat waves. For this, meteorological data at Dhaka (urban) and Madaripur (rural) stations an...
In Dhaka, the temperature rose to 40 degrees Celsius Saturday, she said. "The prevailing heat wave over several divisions including Rangpur may continue and may spread further for the next couple of days," she added, quoting the BMD's "Warning Message for Heat Wave". Due to increasing moist...
In Bangladesh, a mild heat wave was sweeping parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, and it may continue, the country's weather agency said on Sunday. The country's maximum temperature on Saturday was recorded at 37.4 C ...
Introduction Heat waves pose a serious public health risk to particular patient populations, especially in urban areas. Emergency Medical Se... RC Kue,KS Dyer - 《Prehospital & Disaster Medicine》 被引量: 4发表: 2013年 Trend of heat waves in Dhaka Metropolitan City and its impact on livelihood...
The weather office has predicted that heat will be less severe till Wednesday, and an early arrival of monsoon in Kerala last week is expected to bring more relief. Highest temperature In Bangladesh, a mild heat wave was sweeping parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, and it may...
The weather office has predicted that heat will be less severe till Wednesday, and an early arrival of monsoon in Kerala last week is expected to bring more relief. Highest temperature In Bangladesh, a mild heat wave was sweeping parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, and it may...
Dhaka experienced 40.6 C on April 16 last year, the highest in the capital in 58 years. The country experienced a record-breaking 23 heat wave days in April, the highest in 76 years. Agencies - Xinhua
Another research indicates that the annual average temperature during the 1895–1980 era, Bangladesh rose the value of temperature by 0.3 °C in the past two decades; furthermore, the capital, Dhaka, has already changed into an “urban heat island” (Haider et al., 1991; Tanvir et al., ...
This work is funded by Faculty Research Grant (CTRG-19/SEPS/15, CTRG-19/SEPS/9), North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The authors acknowledge gratefully for using the HPC facility (SEPS:LINUX Ubuntu Server) of the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (SEPS), NSU. The second...