Executive summary The Lancet Countdown is an international collaboration that
independently monitors the health consequences of a changing climate. Publishing …

Global warming has been changing the planet's climate pattern, leading to increasing
frequency, intensity and duration of extreme weather events and natural disasters. These …

Green roofs can mitigate climate change through various mechanisms, including carbon
sequestration, thermal process regulation, and building energy savings. While those …

Extreme heat represents a growing threat to public health, especially across the densely
populated, developed landscape of cities. Climate adaptation strategies that aim to manage …

Urban greening has often been proposed as a cost-effective solution to improve
environmental comfort, but may also deteriorate air quality. Quantifying these two opposing …

The proposed study investigates the effect of urban heat island mitigation scenarios by
applying extensive green roofs, green façades, and living walls to two built areas within …

As one of the most promising climate adaptation measures, rooftop mitigation strategies
(RMSs) have been studied and practiced in many cities. However, the cooling potential of …

The tradeoff between heatwave-induced human health risks and vegetation heat mitigation
benefits is critical for mitigating heatwave hazards in urban regions. Currently, the heat risk …

Unprecedented land use and land cover change (LULCC) has occurred across China over
the past two decades. While urban heat island effects have been well documented, few …

Heat-induced labor loss is a major economic cost related to climate change. Here, we use
hourly heat stress data modeled with a regional climate model to investigate the heat …