Simulations Show Greening Could Cool Japan’s Fukuyama Station Square by Nearly 0.6°C
Field measurements and two-metre-resolution simulations of Fukuyama Station Square show that proposed greening would cut summer air temperatures by about ...
Tag: urban heat island effect
Urban Heat Islands Intensify Across Gauteng as Surface Water Comes Under Thermal Stress
A four-decade Landsat analysis of Gauteng Province shows rising urban heat island intensity, more frequent heatwaves, and growing thermal stress ...
Year-Long Sensor Network Reveals Night-Time Urban Heat Island in Two Nigerian Cities
A year of continuous sensor measurements across Abeokuta and Shagamu shows urban sites running hotter than rural ones, especially at ...
Two Decades of Satellite Data Reveal Cuttack City’s Alarming Slide Into Extreme Urban Heat
A 20-year satellite analysis of Cuttack City in eastern India found that built-up area grew by more than half while ...
Satellite monitoring of population-weighted surface heat and blue-green resource mismatch across four Chinese cities
An abstract reports that 8.8%–14.1% of urban-core grids in four Chinese cities combined high surface heat with limited blue-green resources ...
A Mexican City’s Heat Island Doubled as El Niño’s Grip Grew Stronger
A new study of Tepic, Mexico finds that as the city's urban heat island expanded by over 60 percent, El ...
Delhi’s Urban Canyons Turn Heatwaves Deadly: Simulations Reveal Where the City Burns Hottest
High-resolution WRF-BEP/BEM simulations using Local Climate Zone maps show that Delhi's compact urban districts amplify heatwave temperatures by up to ...
Losing Water and Paving Cities Drive the Fastest Urban Heat Warming, Satellite Study Finds
A two-decade satellite analysis of 100 global cities shows that losing water bodies and expanding impervious surfaces amplify urban extreme ...
Indian City Hits 49.6°C as Satellite Data Exposes Its Deepening Urban Heat Crisis
A new study of Coimbatore, India, combining Landsat satellite data with the InVEST Urban Cooling Model, finds summer land surface ...
Dhaka’s Heat Island Explodes as City Triples Its Built-Up Footprint Since 1990
A 34-year satellite analysis shows Dhaka's built-up area nearly tripling as vegetation and water vanished, driving 70 percent of the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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