Prediction and projection of heatwaves

DIV Domeisen, EAB Eltahir, EM Fischer… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Heatwaves constitute a major threat to human health and ecosystems. Projected increases
in heatwave frequency and severity thus lead to the need for prediction to enhance …

On the linkage between urban heat island and urban pollution island: Three-decade literature review towards a conceptual framework

G Ulpiani - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
With the doubling of urban population within the next two decades and the disproportionate
growth of megacities, it is critical to explore the synergism between urban heat and pollution …

Increasing trends in regional heatwaves

SE Perkins-Kirkpatrick, SC Lewis - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Heatwaves have increased in intensity, frequency and duration, with these trends projected
to worsen under enhanced global warming. Understanding regional heatwave trends has …

The effects of historical housing policies on resident exposure to intra-urban heat: a study of 108 US urban areas

JS Hoffman, V Shandas, N Pendleton - Climate, 2020 - mdpi.com
The increasing intensity, duration, and frequency of heat waves due to human-caused
climate change puts historically underserved populations in a heightened state of precarity …

Localized synergies between heat waves and urban heat islands: Implications on human thermal comfort and urban heat management

BJ He, J Wang, H Liu, G Ulpiani - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat waves (HWs) and urban heat islands (UHIs) can potentially interact. The mechanisms
behind their synergy are not fully disclosed. Starting from the localized UHI phenomenon …

Trends in surface equivalent potential temperature: A more comprehensive metric for global warming and weather extremes

F Song, GJ Zhang, V Ramanathan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Trends in surface air temperature (SAT) are a common metric for global warming. Using
observations and observationally driven models, we show that a more comprehensive …

[BOOK][B] Attribution of extreme weather events in the context of climate change

National Academies of Sciences, Life Studies… - 2016 - books.google.com
As climate has warmed over recent years, a new pattern of more frequent and more intense
weather events has unfolded across the globe. Climate models simulate such changes in …

Compound climate and infrastructure events: how electrical grid failure alters heat wave risk

B Stone Jr, E Mallen, M Rajput… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The potential for critical infrastructure failures during extreme weather events is rising. Major
electrical grid failure or “blackout” events in the United States, those with a duration of at …

How blackouts during heat waves amplify mortality and morbidity risk

B Stone Jr, CJ Gronlund, E Mallen… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The recent concurrence of electrical grid failure events in time with extreme temperatures is
compounding the population health risks of extreme weather episodes. Here, we combine …

On the influence of density and morphology on the Urban Heat Island intensity

Y Li, S Schubert, JP Kropp, D Rybski - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
The canopy layer urban heat island (UHI) effect, as manifested by elevated near-surface air
temperatures in urban areas, exposes urban dwellers to additional heat stress in many …