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Odisha's twin cities, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, endure some of the most uncomfortably hot and humid weather in India. According to British air quality analysis firm HouseFresh, Bhubaneswar's humidity reached 99.1% in 2022, while Cuttack recorded 98.9%, placing them just behind Patna (99.2%) as India's second and third most humid cities.
While this might appear as a straightforward consequence of their tropical location, the reality is significantly more complex. A combination of natural geography, evolving meteorological patterns, and unrelenting urbanisation drives the increasingly inhospitable climate experienced in these citi...