Satellite Thermal Data Reveal the Exact Park Size That Cools Cities Best
New ECOSTRESS satellite observations from Zhangzhou, China, reveal the seasonal dynamics of urban park cooling and identify an optimal park ...
Tag: urban heat island
Cities Can Both Kill and Create Supercell Storms, Simulations Reveal
Idealized ensemble simulations show that cities can weaken an incoming supercell by drying the low-level atmosphere while simultaneously triggering a ...
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 ...
Green Roof Cooling Models Put to the Test Against Real Rooftop Data
A field-based evaluation in London, Ontario reveals that the widely used EcoRoof and WRF green roof models diverge sharply in ...
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 ...
Satellite Data Reveals Guwahati’s Surface Temperatures Climbed Nearly Four Degrees in Three Decades
A 30-year Landsat analysis shows Guwahati's mean land surface temperature rose from 28.27 to 32.07 degrees Celsius as urban expansion ...
Greening the Gap: Poorer US Neighborhoods Are Cooling Down Faster Than Rich Ones
A 34-year satellite analysis of 55 US cities shows that heat disparities between low- and high-income neighborhoods have generally narrowed, ...
Urban Heat Is a Development Crisis, Not Just a Weather Problem, Scientists Warn
A new PLOS Climate essay argues that urban heat in fast-growing Global South cities must be treated as a structural ...
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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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