Anthropogenic emissions and urbanization increase risk of compound hot extremes in cities
Urban areas are experiencing strongly increasing hot temperature extremes. However,
these urban heat events have seldom been the focus of traditional detection and attribution …
these urban heat events have seldom been the focus of traditional detection and attribution …
NPCC4: Climate change and New York City's health risk
T Matte, K Lane, JF Tipaldo, J Barnes, K Knowlton… - 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter of the New York City Panel on Climate Change 4 (NPCC4) report considers
climate health risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience strategies in New York City's unique …
climate health risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience strategies in New York City's unique …
Contrasting responses of urban and rural surface energy budgets to heat waves explain synergies between urban heat islands and heat waves
Heat waves (HWs) are projected to become more frequent and last longer over most land
areas in the late 21st century, which raises serious public health concerns. Urban residents …
areas in the late 21st century, which raises serious public health concerns. Urban residents …
Building Resilience to Climate Change: Pilot Evaluation of the Impact of India's First Heat Action Plan on All‐Cause Mortality
Background. Ahmedabad implemented South Asia's first heat action plan (HAP) after a 2010
heatwave. This study evaluates the HAP's impact on all‐cause mortality in 2014–2015 …
heatwave. This study evaluates the HAP's impact on all‐cause mortality in 2014–2015 …
Adaptation to climate change: a comparative analysis of modeling methods for heat-related mortality
Background: Multiple methods are employed for modeling adaptation when projecting the
impact of climate change on heat-related mortality. The sensitivity of impacts to each is …
impact of climate change on heat-related mortality. The sensitivity of impacts to each is …
Climate change and health on the US Gulf Coast: public health adaptation is needed to address future risks
EP Petkova, KL Ebi, D Culp, I Redlener - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
The impacts of climate change on human health have been documented globally and in the
United States. Numerous studies project greater morbidity and mortality as a result of …
United States. Numerous studies project greater morbidity and mortality as a result of …
[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the skill of the CORDEX-Africa regional climate models to simulate regional climate setting in the East African Transboundary Omo Gibe …
Y Mathewos, B Abate, M Dadi - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Regional climate models (RCMs) that produce good outputs in one region or for specific
variables may underperform for others. Thereby, assessing the performance of various …
variables may underperform for others. Thereby, assessing the performance of various …
Changes in wind speed under heat waves enhance urban heat islands in the Beijing metropolitan area
The interaction between urban heat islands (UHIs) and heat waves (HWs) is studied using
measurements collected at two towers in the Beijing, China, metropolitan area and an …
measurements collected at two towers in the Beijing, China, metropolitan area and an …
Urban heat islands during heat waves: A comparative study between Boston and Phoenix
L Wang, D Li - Journal of Applied Meteorology and …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
In this study, we simulate the magnitude of urban heat islands (UHIs) during heat wave
(HWs) in two cities with contrasting climates (Boston, Massachusetts, and Phoenix, Arizona) …
(HWs) in two cities with contrasting climates (Boston, Massachusetts, and Phoenix, Arizona) …
Contrasting evaporative responses of ecosystems to heatwaves traced to the opposing roles of vapor pressure deficit and surface resistance
Understanding the evaporative response of ecosystems to heatwaves is critical for
managing ecosystem services and water resources, especially under a changing climate. In …
managing ecosystem services and water resources, especially under a changing climate. In …