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Displaying 7 of about 7 results… adjacent undeveloped land, a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. A new interactive map gives us the most detailed look yet at these 'urban heat islands' across the world. Courtesy TC Chakraborty The concept of an urban heat island (UHI), a phenomenon in which urban areas are …
… By Alexia Vlachou As Greece was in the grip of the first heat wave of this summer on Sunday with the temperatures rising to … smartphone application was launched with an aim to reduce heat risks, according to the national meteorological agency …
… world an increasing number of people are being exposed to heat, making a comfortable thermal environment an important … RISF for air conditioning starts to peak, i.e. crosses a 'heat threshold', in each state. Using the spatial variation in heat thresholds, we explored whether people continuously …
… for Slow-Onset Climate Disasters (AI-SOCD) focuses on Heat Stress Sensors, Early Warning, and Information … This AI will focus on the way to learn how to apply a heat -stress indicator, Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT), in a heat warning system, and also the implementation in early …
… it can bring to public administrators. In the Harlem Heat project , for example, Harlem residents kept sensors in their homes to measure heat and humidity during the summer months, and the data, … it can bring to public administrators. In the Harlem Heat project , for example, Harlem residents kept sensors in …
… and energy usage, particularly how much energy is used to heat or cool buildings including homes and offices. In the … temperature data, Americans tend to use more energy to heat their homes than to cool their homes. However, with a … The same is true on the other side with the amount of heat required to warm buildings during the colder parts of …
… slopes. When a storm brought heavy rains, a 5-metre-high wave of mud, boulders and branches, travelling at 30 … how snow accumulates. Soot deposited on the snow absorbs heat and speeds up melting. Likewise, dust released during … how snow accumulates. Soot deposited on the snow absorbs heat and speeds up melting. Likewise, dust released during …