Quantifying climate risks to infrastructure systems: A comparative review of developments across infrastructure sectors

J Verschuur, A Fernández-Pérez, E Mühlhofer… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Infrastructure systems are particularly vulnerable to climate hazards, such as flooding,
wildfires, cyclones and temperature fluctuations. Responding to these threats in a …

Understanding the relationship between 2D/3D variables and land surface temperature in plain and mountainous cities: Relative importance and interaction effects

P Luo, B Yu, P Li, P Liang, Q Zhang, L Yang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The escalating prevalence of extreme heat events has intensified scholarly interest in
understanding the nexus between urban built environments and extreme heat. This study …

Boosting 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran production from N-acetyl-D-glucosamine in γ-valerolactone by a dissolution-dehydration effect

X Ji, J Kou, G Gözaydın, X Chen - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitin biorefinery offers a unique opportunity to sustainably produce highly-valued
organonitrogen compounds such as the versatile pharmaceutical precursor 3-acetamido-5 …

Unravelling the impacts of climatic heat events on cardiovascular health in animal models

N Mol, A Priya, AK Singh, P Mago, AK Ray - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change has led to an increase in high ambient temperatures, causing extreme heat
events worldwide. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), July 2023 …

[HTML][HTML] Solar-driven absorption cooling system with latent heat storage for extremely hot climates

S Mehmood, J Lizana, D Friedrich - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel renewable cooling systems are required worldwide to address the growing demand
for cooling. This study proposes and demonstrates a novel integration of solar-driven …

[HTML][HTML] Low-energy resilient cooling through geothermal heat dissipation and latent heat storage

S Mehmood, J Lizana, D Friedrich - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Conventional passive cooling techniques provide limited benefits in extremely hot climates
in southern Asia, characterised by high daytime and night temperatures and frequent climate …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of local microclimates and Urban Greening Factor on schools' thermal conditions during summer: A study in Coventry, UK

Y Namazi, S Charlesworth, A Montazami… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort in schools affects children's wellbeing and educational outcomes. Global
warming and frequent heatwaves have worsened the overheating issue in schools …

Urbanization exacerbated the rapid growth of summer cooling demands in China from 1980 to 2023

S Jiang, Z Wei - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Annual land cover data and daily air temperature data in China from 1980 to 2023 were
obtained to attribute the urbanization effect on cooling degree days (CDDs). Significant …

Potential climate predictability of renewable energy supply and demand for Texas given the ENSO hidden state

M Zhang, L Yan, Y Amonkar, A Nayak, U Lall - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Climate variability influences renewable electricity supply and demand and hence system
reliability. Using the hidden states of the sea surface temperature of tropical Pacific Ocean …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative life cycle assessment of fifth-generation district heating and cooling systems

K Gjoka, RH Crawford, B Rismanchi - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
With the growing global demand for cooling, there is a critical need for sustainable solutions
that efficiently provide both heating and cooling. Fifth-generation district heating and cooling …