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B. Hema Malini ¹, K. Lalitha ², M. Ganga Raju ¹, Kakani Nageswara Rao ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Geography, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, IN
2 Department of Geo-Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, IN

Abstract

Summer heat waves are increasing in intensity during recent years, leading to excess human mortality. In India, 14,129 heat-wave deaths occurred during 1979- 2013. The heat waves largely occur in central India, but have intensified in the east coast region, especially in Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Odisha during the last two decades.

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B. Hema Malini ¹, B. Visweswara Reddy ², M. Gangaraju ¹, Kakani Nageswara Rao ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Geography, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, IN
2 Department of Geo-Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, IN

Abstract

Malaria is a vector-borne disease and endemic in degraded environments, especially in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. Globally, malaria is the third leading cause of death among infectious diseases in children under five years of age.

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