Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia

Nurfatin Izzati Ahmad Kamal; Zulfa Hanan Ash'aari; Ahmad Makmom Abdullah; Faradiella Mohd Kusin; Ferdaus Mohamat Yusuff; Amir Hamzah Sharaai; Farrah Melissa Muharam & Noor Afiza Mohd Ariffin

Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: a case study in Malaysia

Date

2022

Authors

Nurfatin Izzati Ahmad Kamal

Zulfa Hanan Ash'aari

Ahmad Makmom Abdullah

Faradiella Mohd Kusin

Ferdaus Mohamat Yusuff

Amir Hamzah Sharaai

Farrah Melissa Muharam & Noor Afiza Mohd Ariffin

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Abstract

In this study, the extreme heat vulnerability index (EHVI) has been evaluated to identify the most vulnerable districts to extreme heat events. We evaluated exposure, population sensitivity and adaptive capacity from sociodemographic and remote sensing data.

Keywords

Heatwave, land surface temperature, heat, vulnerability indices, urban heat Island, El-Nino

Citation

Kamal, N. I. A., Ash'aari, Z. H., Abdullah, A. M., Kusin, F. M., Mohamat Yusuff, F., Sharaai, A. H., ... & Mohd Ariffin, N. A. (2022). Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: A case study in Malaysia. Climate and Development, 14(5), 472-486.