Urbanization impact on regional climate and extreme weather: Current understanding, uncertainties, and future research directions

Y Qian, TC Chakraborty, J Li, D Li, C He… - … in Atmospheric Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …

[HTML][HTML] Urban microclimate and building energy models: A review of the latest progress in coupling strategies

N Sezer, H Yoonus, D Zhan, LL Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climatic conditions are different in cities than in their geographical environment. Precise
representation of the climatic parameters within an urban context is crucial for obtaining …

2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA guideline for the management of patients with chronic coronary disease: a report of the American Heart Association …

Writing Committee Members, SS Virani… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jacc.org
Abstract Aim The “2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management
of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease” provides an update to and consolidates new …

Unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gap

S Cong, D Nock, YL Qiu, B Xing - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Income-based energy poverty metrics ignore people's behavior patterns, particularly
reducing energy consumption to limit financial stress. We investigate energy-limiting …

[HTML][HTML] Fossil fuel racism in the United States: How phasing out coal, oil, and gas can protect communities

TQ Donaghy, N Healy, CY Jiang, CP Battle - Energy Research & Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas—lie at the heart of the interconnected crises we face,
including climate change, racial injustice, and public health. Each stage of the fossil fuel life …

Surface warming in global cities is substantially more rapid than in rural background areas

Z Liu, W Zhan, B Bechtel, J Voogt, J Lai… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Warming trends in cities are influenced both by large-scale climate processes and by local-
scale urbanization. However, little is known about how surface warming trends of global …

How do 2D/3D urban landscapes impact diurnal land surface temperature: Insights from block scale and machine learning algorithms

D Han, H An, H Cai, F Wang, X Xu, Z Qiao, K Jia… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban landscapes significantly affect land surface temperature (LST) and are considered
crucial factors affecting urban heat island (UHI). The impacts of urban landscapes on LST …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of community deaths during the catastrophic 2021 heat dome: Early evidence to inform the public health response during subsequent events in …

SB Henderson, KE McLean, MJ Lee… - Environmental …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: British Columbia, Canada, was impacted by a record-setting heat dome in
early summer 2021. Most households in greater Vancouver do not have air conditioning …

[PDF][PDF] Poverty, livelihoods and sustainable development

J Birkmann, E Liwenga, R Pandey, E Boyd, R Djalante… - 2022 - orbi.uliege.be
Adverse impacts of climate change, development deficits and inequality exacerbate each
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …

Lower urban humidity moderates outdoor heat stress

T Chakraborty, ZS Venter, Y Qian, X Lee - Agu Advances, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Surface temperature is often used to examine heat exposure in multi‐city studies and for
informing urban heat mitigation efforts due to scarcity of urban air temperature …