Urbanization impact on regional climate and extreme weather: Current understanding, uncertainties, and future research directions
Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
Understanding and managing connected extreme events
Extreme weather and climate events and their impacts can occur in complex combinations,
an interaction shaped by physical drivers and societal forces. In these situations …
an interaction shaped by physical drivers and societal forces. In these situations …
Increased heat risk in wet climate induced by urban humid heat
Cities are generally warmer than their adjacent rural land, a phenomenon known as the
urban heat island (UHI). Often accompanying the UHI effect is another phenomenon called …
urban heat island (UHI). Often accompanying the UHI effect is another phenomenon called …
Food security
The current food system (production, transport, processing, packaging, storage, retail,
consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the …
consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the …
Magnitude of urban heat islands largely explained by climate and population
Urban heat islands (UHIs) exacerbate the risk of heat-related mortality associated with
global climate change. The intensity of UHIs varies with population size and mean annual …
global climate change. The intensity of UHIs varies with population size and mean annual …
Satellite remote sensing of surface urban heat islands: Progress, challenges, and perspectives
The surface urban heat island (SUHI), which represents the difference of land surface
temperature (LST) in urban relativity to neighboring non-urban surfaces, is usually …
temperature (LST) in urban relativity to neighboring non-urban surfaces, is usually …
Moist heat stress extremes in India enhanced by irrigation
Intensive irrigation in India has been demonstrated to decrease surface temperature, but the
influence of irrigation on humidity and extreme moist heat stress is not well understood. Here …
influence of irrigation on humidity and extreme moist heat stress is not well understood. Here …
Analysing the day/night seasonal and annual changes and trends in land surface temperature and surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII) for Indian cities
Understanding the patterns and possible causes of urban heat islands (UHI) effect due to
urbanisation-induced anthropogenic activities is an important area in urban climatic …
urbanisation-induced anthropogenic activities is an important area in urban climatic …
Moist heat stress on a hotter Earth
As the world overheats—potentially to conditions warmer than during the three million years
over which modern humans evolved—suffering from heat stress will become widespread …
over which modern humans evolved—suffering from heat stress will become widespread …
Land use and land cover change effect on surface temperature over Eastern India
Land use and land cover (LULC) change has been shown to have significant effect on
climate through various pathways that modulate land surface temperature and rainfall …
climate through various pathways that modulate land surface temperature and rainfall …