Turkish Coastal City Could See Hotspots Explode Elevenfold by 2040, Satellite Study Warns
A two-decade satellite analysis of Yalova, Türkiye, shows built-up land surging 138 percent and projects an elevenfold expansion of extreme ...
Tag: Urbanization
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 ...
Ignoring Social Vulnerability Hides the True Scale of Global Urban Heat Inequality
A global study of 1,029 cities finds that assuming uniform social vulnerability has led scientists to underestimate North-South inequality in ...
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 ...
AI Maps Three Decades of Urban Growth in Botswana’s Fast-Growing Capital
Using random forest classification of Landsat imagery and a TensorFlow 1D-convolutional neural network, researchers reconstructed 30 years of land cover ...
Satellites Reveal Three Decades of Ecological Ups and Downs in Rapidly Urbanizing Nepal
A 30-year satellite analysis of Nepal's Rupandehi District shows ecological quality improved overall despite a tenfold expansion of built-up area, ...
China’s Land Market Shifts From Sprawl to Value, 25-Year Dataset Reveals
A new 25-year, multi-level dataset reveals that China's land transfer system has shifted from rapid physical expansion toward rising land ...
Toxic Metals Lurk in Sylhet’s Urban Vegetable Gardens, Study Warns
A new study of soils and vegetables around Sylhet, Bangladesh, finds that cadmium and other heavy metals are accumulating in ...
Feeling at Risk Is Not Enough: What Really Drives Flood Preparedness in a Fast-Growing African City
A study of 249 flood-prone households in Butembo, DR Congo, finds that direct experience, media exposure and access to resources ...
Satellites and Decision Science Map Hidden Groundwater in a Fast-Growing Himalayan Valley
Researchers have mapped groundwater potential across Uttarakhand's rapidly urbanising Soar Valley using an integrated AHP-GIS framework validated against 91 spring ...
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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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