Current Science

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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