Anthropogenic activities change population heat exposure much more than natural factors and land use change: An analysis of 2020− 2100 under SSP-RCP …

T He, N Wang, Y Tong, F Wu, X Xu, L Liu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global climate change, especially warming, has significant implications for human health.
There are currently research gaps in the attribution of urban heat environment (UHE) …

[HTML][HTML] Global future population exposure to heatwaves

Y Wang, N Zhao, X Yin, C Wu, M Chen, Y Jiao… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing exposure to extreme heatwaves in urban areas from both climate change
and the urban heat island (UHI) effect poses multiple threats and challenges to human …

Future population exposure to heatwaves in 83 global megacities

Y Wang, N Zhao, C Wu, J Quan, M Chen - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global warming leads to more frequent and intense heatwaves, putting urban populations at
greater risk. Previous related studies considered only surface air temperature or one or two …

Effects of climate, land use, and human population change on human–elephant conflict risk in Africa and Asia

M Guarnieri, G Kumaishi, C Brock… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Human–wildlife conflict is an important factor in the modern biodiversity crisis and has
negative effects on both humans and wildlife (such as property destruction, injury, or death) …

Contrasting population projections to induce divergent estimates of landslides exposure under climate change

Q Lin, S Steger, M Pittore, Y Zhang, J Zhang… - Earth's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
At first glance, assessing future landslide‐exposed population appears to be a
straightforward task if landslide hazard estimates, climate change, and population …

Rapid acceleration of dangerous compound heatwaves and their impacts in a warmer China

W Dong, XJ Jia, QF Qian, XM Li - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This work investigates the possible future changes and impacts in spatiotemporal variation
and regional features of multivariate compound heatwaves (CHWs) in China using the latest …

Future Global Population Exposure to Record‐Breaking Climate Extremes

B Li, K Liu, M Wang, Q Wang, Q He, C Li - Earth's Future, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The increase in record‐breaking extreme events caused by climate change poses a threat to
human health and well‐being. Understanding the future impacts of such events on global …

[HTML][HTML] Projected population exposure to heatwaves in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China

D Dong, H Tao, Z Zhang - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The intensification of heatwaves dues to climate change is a significant concern, with
substantial impacts on ecosystems and human health, particularly in developing countries …

Assessing urban population exposure risk to extreme heat: Patterns, trends, and implications for climate resilience in China (2000–2020)

C Wang, Z Ren, Y Guo, P Zhang, S Hong, Z Ma… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban residents face serious thermal health risks from extreme heat owing to the cumulative
effects of urbanization and climate warming. However, the patterns of urban populations …

Future urban ecological land transition and its implications for high-heat exposure in China

R Feng, S Liu, F Wang, K Wang, Z Rouyu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban ecological land (UEL) is an important nature-based solution for mitigating human
exposure to extreme heat (ie, high-heat exposure, HHE), but the impacts of future UEL …