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Heat, Health and Holidays: Reported Heat Related Adjustments to Australian Tourist Behaviour

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This study assessed how climate‐related hazards affect Australian tourists' travel planning. While 80% of tourists report no impact, the 20% who do experience disruption most commonly change their activities, timing, or destination, with heat and rain affecting the same proportion of tourists across beach, city, nature, and family tourism types ...
Kerstin K. Zander, Sohail Ali, Amila Kasun Sampath Udage Kankanamge, Ronju Ahammad, Jonatan Lassa, Matthew Abunyewah, Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie, Stephen T. Garnett   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of Spatial Components on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Traditional Linpan Settlements. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Zhang L, Liu H, Wei D, Liu F, Li Y, Li H, Dong Z, Cheng J, Tian L, Zhang G, Shi L.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Spatio‐Temporal Analysis of Human Thermal Comfort and Relationships With Large‐Scale Climate Indices Along Ghana's Coastal‐Urban Corridor From 1980 to 2020

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Four decades of UTCI data show increasing thermal stress along Ghana's coastal‐urban corridor, with very strong heat‐stress days rising by about 1.4 days/year. Random Forest–SHAP analysis with temporal validation identified AOD as the strongest model‐based predictor of monthly UTCI variability, followed by TSA, WHWP, and AMO.
Kwadwo Frimpong, Layin Zhu, Kathleen Baker, Israel Orimoloye   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The comprehensive impact of thermal-PM2.5 interaction on subjective evaluation of urban outdoor space: A pilot study in a cold region of China.

PLoS ONE
Urban outdoor space has a very important impact on the quality of people's outdoor activities, which has influenced people's health and moods. Its influence is the result of the combined action of various factors.
Dahu Lin, Sujing Gao, Meng Zhen
doaj   +1 more source

Can retro-reflective materials replace diffuse highly reflective materials for urban buildings' wall to improve outdoor thermal comfort? [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Yuan J, Shimazaki Y, Zhang R, Masuko S, Cao SJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessment of Human Thermal Stress Dynamics and Regional Drivers Across the Arabian Peninsula During 1990–2022 From Observations

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
The results reveal that thermal stress varies substantially across the four AP regions, with winter cold stress in Region I, year‐round heat stress in Region II, pronounced summer heat stress in Region III, and persistent strong to very strong heat stress from late spring to early autumn in Region IV.
Waheed Ullah, Amal Abdullah AlGhafri, Safi Ullah, Salah Basem Ajjur, Khadija Alhumaid, Daniel Fiifi Tawia Hagan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing human thermal adaptation in outdoor comfort research

, 2018
Thermal comfort of persons staying outdoors is one of the vital aspects that influence outdoor activities in streets, playgrounds, urban parks, etc. The use of the space is highly affected by the microclimate and for over 60 years many methods have been ...
schnabel, MA, Maddewithana, H, Perera, K, Donn, M   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Feasibility of climate reanalysis data as a proxy for onsite weather measurements in outdoor thermal comfort surveys. [PDF]

Theor Appl Climatol, 2022
Krüger EL, Di Napoli C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Conductive Rubber Composites: Progress, Challenges, and Emerging Opportunities

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
This study reviews the recent advances in conductive rubber composites, focusing on key aspects such as material selection, conductive mechanisms, interfacial engineering, processing methods, vulcanization strategies, and practical applications. It also discusses current challenges and highlights emerging directions that are shaping the development of ...
Lu Yin, Ali Vahidifar, Steven Yu, Boxin Zhao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comfort in the canopy: How urban treescapes affect human thermal comfort in a temperate climate

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract People living in urban centres are exposed to higher levels of heat stress than those living outside of these areas; this is intensified by the urban heat island effect. Heat stress is a concern for the more vulnerable members of society and can exacerbate many medical conditions; excessive heat increases morbidity and mortality rates.
James Parker, Catherine E. Scott, James B. McQuaid, Thomas J. Sloan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source