Ox bow lake is a U shaped lake formed when a meander of a river is cut off. This cut off meander creates a free standing water body called Ox bow lake.
An urban heat island is the name given to describe the characteristic warmth of both the atmosphere and surfaces in cities (urban areas) compared to their (non-urbanized) surroundings. The heat island is an example of unintentional climate modification when urbanization changes the characteristics of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
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