PolyU research unveils critical role of humidity and indoor conditions in heatwave severity assessments, introducing a new framework for standardised heatwave indices (IMAGE)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

PolyU research unveils critical role of humidity and indoor conditions in heatwave severity assessments, introducing a new framework for standardised heatwave indices

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Maximum daily temperature (Ta), humidity index (HI), humidex (Hu), wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), lethal heat stress index (Ls), and universal thermal climate index (UTCI) spatial variation

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