Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 -- Kerala's coastal districts are increasingly vulnerable to humid heatwaves during breaks in the summer monsoon, a new international study has warned, highlighting serious health risks and the urgent need for advance preparedness.
The research, led by scientists from the University of Reading in the UK and published in the journal Climate Dynamics, identifies a growing pattern in which coastal regions experience dangerous heat stress driven not just by high temperatures but by a combination of heat and elevated humidity.
Unlike conventional heatwaves, these humid conditions are caused by high moisture levels in the atmosphere, which hinder the human body's natural cooling process. Experts caution that such en...