Stifling heat and sticky air often make summertime in the city uncomfortable. Due to the heat island effect, urban areas are ...

A new study published on Thursday in the journal Nature Cities mapped the scale of this slow-motion crisis across the country ...

Stifling heat and sticky air often make summertime in the city uncomfortable. Due to the heat island effect, urban areas are significantly warmer than nearby rural areas, even at night. This, combined ...

Cities in low- and middle-income countries are experiencing a surge in urban heat island effects, driven by unplanned urban ...

Urban soils are essential to building sustainable cities — from supporting green infrastructure and food production to ...

Some climate hazards, including extreme heat and storms, can be made worse by characteristics of the urban environment. Urban areas, therefore, face the dual challenges of large social inequalities ...

The study shows that increasing urban tree cover and adding bioswales can reduce heat by over 60% and flooding by nearly 60%.

A shocking report has revealed the 'sitting duck' cities most vulnerable to climate disasters ... Scientists call this area the wildland-urban interface and estimate that it makes up about ...

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If designed in certain ways, parks in urban ... urban areas, from children’s playgrounds to dog parks. (As I’ve written about in the past, even cemeteries can be biodiversity and climate ...

Cities are projected to house 70% of the world's population by 2050, facing unprecedented challenges in the context of climate change. By 2030, an estimated 60% of people will live in urban areas ...

Floods are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters worldwide, particularly in urban areas, and their impacts are exacerbated by rapid urbanization and climate change. Between 1980 and ...