1.1. Background During exercise and with exposure to hot climatic conditions, there is
tendency for the human body to store heat and for body temperatures to rise. Changes in …

Urban overheating is documented for more than 400 major cities in the world. Numerous
experimental data show that the magnitude of the average temperature increase may …

Estimates of climate change damage are central to the design of climate policies. Here, we
develop a flexible architecture for computing damages that integrates climate science …

Advances in statistical analysis in the last few decades in the area of linear models
enhanced the capability of researchers to study environmental procedures. In relation to …

Background Observed increases in the frequency and intensity of heatwave events, together
with the projected acceleration of these events worldwide, has led to a rapid expansion in …

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Historical patterns of discrimination and
disinvestment have shaped the current landscape of vulnerability to heat in US cities but are …

Background: Few studies have examined variation in the associations between heat waves
and mortality in an international context. Objectives: We aimed to systematically examine the …

In the context of urban land-use growth and the consequent impacts on the environment,
green spaces provide ecosystem services for human health. The ecosystem services …

The potential for critical infrastructure failures during extreme weather events is rising. Major
electrical grid failure or “blackout” events in the United States, those with a duration of at …

A rapidly growing body of research applies panel methods to examine how temperature,
precipitation, and windstorms influence economic outcomes. These studies focus on …