Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …

Approximately 10 years ago, convection‐permitting regional climate models (CPRCMs)
emerged as a promising computationally affordable tool to produce fine resolution (1–4 km) …

In the contemporary era, tackling climate change‐related problems has become a vital
environmental policy agenda, especially for realizing the targets related to SDG‐13 …

Urbanization leads to the construction of various urban infrastructures in the city area for
residency, transportation, industry, and other purposes, which causes major land use …

Urban heat island (UHI) could have significant impacts on building energy consumption by
increasing space cooling demand and decreasing space heating demand. However, the …

There is currently a lack of knowledge regarding the spatiotemporal variation of day and
night surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII) in the major cities of Bangladesh. These …

Effective urban planning for climate-driven risks relies on robust climate projections specific
to built landscapes. Such projections are absent because of a near-universal lack of urban …

Drylands are home to more than 38% of the world's population and are one of the most
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …

Urbanization causes enormous land use and land cover (LULC) changes, which creates a
significant impacts on land surface temperature (LST) in rapidly growing mega-cities. The …

Context Cities have elevated temperatures compared to rural areas, a phenomenon known
as the “urban heat island”. Higher temperatures increase the risk of heat-related mortality …