Heat waves: Physical understanding and scientific challenges

D Barriopedro, R García‐Herrera… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heat waves (HWs) can cause large socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The
observed increases in their frequency, intensity and duration are projected to continue with …

Urban heat island and its interaction with heatwaves: A review of studies on mesoscale

J Kong, Y Zhao, J Carmeliet, C Lei - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
With rapid urbanization, population growth and anthropogenic activities, an increasing
number of major cities across the globe are facing severe urban heat islands (UHI). UHI can …

Sustainable mitigation strategies for urban heat island effects in urban areas

AMM Irfeey, HW Chau, MMF Sumaiya, CY Wai, N Muttil… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The globe is at a crossroads in terms of the urban heat island effect, with rising surface
temperatures due to urbanization and an expanding built environment. This cause-and …

Temporally compound heat wave events and global warming: An emerging hazard

JW Baldwin, JB Dessy, GA Vecchi… - Earth's Future, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The temporal structure of heat waves having substantial human impact varies widely, with
many featuring a compound structure of hot days interspersed with cooler breaks. In …

Electric fan use for cooling during hot weather: a biophysical modelling study

NB Morris, GK Chaseling, T English, F Gruss… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background In hot weather, electric fans can potentially provide effective cooling for people,
with lower greenhouse gas emissions and cost than air conditioning. However, international …

Unprecedented heatwave in western North America during late June of 2021: Roles of atmospheric circulation and global warming

C Wang, J Zheng, W Lin, Y Wang - Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2023 - Springer
An extraordinary and unprecedented heatwave swept across western North America (ie, the
Pacific Northwest) in late June of 2021, resulting in hundreds of deaths, a massive die-off of …

[HTML][HTML] Unprecedented warmth: A look at Spain's exceptional summer of 2022

R Serrano-Notivoli, E Tejedor, P Sarricolea… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
The warming of the global climate system is expected to result in significant socio-economic
stress, primarily through the occurrence of extreme weather and climate events, with the …

Assessing the synergies between heat waves and urban heat islands of different local climate zones in Guangzhou, China

G Chen, Y Chen, H He, J Wang, L Zhao, Y Cai - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban heat island (UHI) effects and heat waves (HWs) increase, posing a threat to human
health and urban ecological systems. However, the synergistic mechanisms of UHI and HWs …

Comparing relationships between urban heat exposure, ecological structure, and socio-economic patterns in Beijing and New York City

J Wang, T McPhearson, W Zhou, EM Cook… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heat stress is projected to intensify in the coming decades and through the 2 end of the 21st
Century (Coffel et al. 2018). Cities, where the majority of the 3 human population lives, are …

Machine learning applications on air temperature prediction in the urban canopy layer: A critical review of 2011–2022

H Wang, J Yang, G Chen, C Ren, J Zhang - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Air temperature within the urban canopy layer is one of the most critical variables that impact
the environmental sustainability of cities. With advantages in computational speed, machine …