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A red-orange glow drapes the Toronto skyline
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mental Illness Can Be Deadly During Heat Waves

by Saima May Sidik 22 March 202322 March 2023

Schizophrenia topped the list of conditions associated with death during the 2021 extreme heat event in British Columbia.

Flowchart to choose priority areas for urban forest management.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Confronting Water Use and Heat Exposure in Urban Sustainability 

by Donald Wuebbles 6 March 202314 March 2023

A framework is proposed for urban forest management to mitigate heat exposure, lessen drought issues, and conserve water use for urban heat mitigation and resilience in environmentally stressed cities. 

A map of land surface temperatures across the Pacific Northwest. Temperature is shown as a color gradient from blue to red.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Far-Flung Forces Caused the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Wave

by Saima May Sidik 23 December 20221 March 2023

Air from thousands of kilometers away spiraled down to drape the Pacific Northwest in blistering heat.

Four graphs from the paper showing temperature trends and probability of heat events.
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Characteristics of the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heatwave

by Suzana Camargo 30 November 20222 December 2022

Examining the 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave using both historical observations and model simulations.

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The Lower Humidity of Urban Areas Moderates Outdoor Heat Stress

by Donald Wuebbles 31 October 202212 December 2022

Data scarcity of traditional observations cannot reveal whether surface temperature capture the potential for urban heat stress. This study improves the dataset with 40,000 citizen weather stations.

中国香港,太阳在一座白色的建筑旁落下。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

中国中暑严重程度的影响因素

by Sarah Derouin 21 September 202221 September 2022

当气温超过36℃、相对湿度超过58%时,中国居民可能会出现中暑

Green building with many windows and white AC fans near each window
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Major Investment in Air-Conditioning Needed to Address Future Heat Waves

by Jennifer Schmidt 9 September 20229 September 2022

More than 80% of urban residents will need AC by the 2050s, but many of the world’s poorer countries may struggle to meet that demand.

Autumn cityscape of Boston
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Neighborhood Strategies Inform Boston’s First Urban Forest Plan

by Iris Crawford 8 September 202222 March 2023

The city prioritizes equity and inclusion as it incorporates tree coverage into climate resiliency efforts.

Irrigated fields in Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir
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Irrigation in Indo-Gangetic Plain Has Little Impact on Heat Stress

by Rishika Pardikar 30 August 20223 October 2022

Irrigation-related cooling during summer months is overestimated by roughly 5 times, highlighting the need for climate models to accurately reflect local agricultural practices.

Una persona bajando su cabeza con el Sol poniéndose en el fondo.
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Los efectos del cambio climático en las tasas de suicidio en los EE.UU.

by Alexandra K. Scammell 26 August 202226 August 2022

La incidencia del suicidio podría incrementarse hasta a 1660 casos anuales, dependiendo de qué tanto cambie el clima.

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