Urbanization impact on regional climate and extreme weather: Current understanding, uncertainties, and future research directions

Y Qian, TC Chakraborty, J Li, D Li, C He… - … in Atmospheric Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …

A comprehensive systematic review: Impact of Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) on Land Surface Temperatures (LST) and outdoor thermal comfort

S Patel, M Indraganti, RN Jawarneh - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally, urbanization-driven changes in Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) jeopardize
Land Surface Temperatures (LSTs) and the outdoor thermal comfort of urban residents …

2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA guideline for the management of patients with chronic coronary disease: a report of the American Heart Association …

Writing Committee Members, SS Virani… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jacc.org
Abstract Aim The “2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management
of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease” provides an update to and consolidates new …

Unveiling hidden energy poverty using the energy equity gap

S Cong, D Nock, YL Qiu, B **ng - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Income-based energy poverty metrics ignore people's behavior patterns, particularly
reducing energy consumption to limit financial stress. We investigate energy-limiting …

[HTML][HTML] Fossil fuel racism in the United States: How phasing out coal, oil, and gas can protect communities

TQ Donaghy, N Healy, CY Jiang, CP Battle - Energy Research & Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas—lie at the heart of the interconnected crises we face,
including climate change, racial injustice, and public health. Each stage of the fossil fuel life …

Surface warming in global cities is substantially more rapid than in rural background areas

Z Liu, W Zhan, B Bechtel, J Voogt, J Lai… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Warming trends in cities are influenced both by large-scale climate processes and by local-
scale urbanization. However, little is known about how surface warming trends of global …

How do 2D/3D urban landscapes impact diurnal land surface temperature: Insights from block scale and machine learning algorithms

D Han, H An, H Cai, F Wang, X Xu, Z Qiao, K Jia… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban landscapes significantly affect land surface temperature (LST) and are considered
crucial factors affecting urban heat island (UHI). The impacts of urban landscapes on LST …

Green spaces provide substantial but unequal urban cooling globally

Y Li, JC Svenning, W Zhou, K Zhu, JF Abrams… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Climate warming disproportionately impacts countries in the Global South by increasing
extreme heat exposure. However, geographic disparities in adaptation capacity are unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of community deaths during the catastrophic 2021 heat dome: Early evidence to inform the public health response during subsequent events in …

SB Henderson, KE McLean, MJ Lee… - Environmental …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: British Columbia, Canada, was impacted by a record-setting heat dome in
early summer 2021. Most households in greater Vancouver do not have air conditioning …

[HTML][HTML] Urban microclimate and building energy models: A review of the latest progress in coupling strategies

N Sezer, H Yoonus, D Zhan, LL Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climatic conditions are different in cities than in their geographical environment. Precise
representation of the climatic parameters within an urban context is crucial for obtaining …