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A Study on the Influence of Air Pollution on Temperature Forecast Skill Based on Operational Weather Forecast in BTH Region

Atmosphere, 2023
Surface air temperature is a comprehensive function of aerosols in the atmosphere and various weather factors. However, there is no real-time aerosol concentration feedback in most operational numerical weather prediction (NWP) models.
Ziyin Zhang, Yangna Lei, Siyu Cheng
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Implementation of urban climate-responsive design strategies: an international overview

Journal of Urban Design
Urban climatic challenges can motivate urban planners and designers to implement urban climate-responsive design strategies. But does this process occur sufficiently, and if not, why?
Sjoerd Brandsma, S. Lenzholzer, G. Carsjens, Robert D. Brown, Silvia G. Tavares   +4 more
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The State-of-the-Art of Urban Climate Change Modeling and Observations

Earth Systems and Environment, 2020
As an effect of climate change, cities need detailed information on urban climates at decision scale that cannot be easily delivered using current observation networks, nor global and even regional climate models.
R. Hamdi, H. Kusaka, Quang‐Van Doan, Peng Cai, Huili He, G. Luo, W. Kuang, S. Caluwaerts, François Duchêne, Bert Van Schaeybroek, P. Termonia   +10 more
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Local Climate Zone in Xi’an City: A Novel Classification Approach Employing Spatial Indicators and Supervised Classification

Buildings, 2023
The Local Climate Zone (LCZ), as a foundational element of urban climate zone classification proposed by Oke and Stewart, categorizes urban surface types based on 10 influential parameters affecting the urban heat island effect, such as building density,
Duo Xu, Qian Zhang, Dian Zhou, Yujun Yang, Yiquan Wang, Alessandro Rogora   +5 more
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Effects of Urbanization and Climate Change on Heat Stress Under Relatively Dry and Wet Warm Conditions in a Semi‐Arid Urban Environment

Earth's Future
This article investigates the effect of urban expansion and climate change impacts on heat stress (HS) for Arizona's (AZ; USA) two largest urban agglomerations, the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas, under relatively dry and moist warm conditions ...
Francisco Salamanca‐Palou, Gisel Guzman‐Echavarría, Jennifer Vanos, Pope Moseley, Marisa Elena Domino, Matei Georgescu   +5 more
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Strengthening the role of civil society in water sector governance towards climate change adaptation in African cities – Durban, Maputo, Nairobi [PDF]

, 2013
Water resources management is one of the most important climate change-related issues on international, national and urban public policy agendas. Income inequality in South Africa, Mozambique, and Kenya is among the largest in the world; in all three ...
Figueiredo, P, Lorimer, E., Perkins, Patricia E. (Ellie), Saad, A.   +3 more
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Biodegradable and Recyclable Luminescent Mixed‐Matrix‐Membranes, Hydrogels, and Cryogels based on Nanoscale Metal‐Organic Frameworks and Biopolymers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The study presents biodegradable and recyclable mixed‐matrix membranes (MMMs), hydrogels, and cryogels using luminescent nanoscale metal‐organic frameworks (nMOFs) and biopolymers. These bio‐nMOF‐MMMs combine europium‐based nMOFs as probes for the status of the materials with the biopolymers agar and gelatine and present alternatives to conventional ...
Moritz Maxeiner, Julian Burkhart, Kateryna Borysova, Chiara Mazzariol, Klaus Müller‐Buschbaum   +4 more
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Simulating Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Urban Transport Infrastructure in the UK [PDF]

, 2015
Urban areas face many risks from future climate change and their infrastructure will be placed under more pressure due to changes in climate extremes.
Barr, S., Dawson, R., Ford, A., Hall, J., Jenkins, K., Pregnolato, M.   +5 more
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Cool Kitchen: Processing Starch and Eggshell Powder into Sustainable Coatings for Passive Daytime Cooling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A food‐grade cooling composite made from starch and recycled eggshell powder offers a scalable, ultra‐low‐cost solution for passive daytime radiative cooling. Easily prepared using basic kitchen tools, this material empowers communities, even in areas with limited infrastructure, to stay cooler during worsening summer heat waves.
Qimeng Song, Evelyn Kubacki, Alexander Berger, Markus Retsch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of crop insurance participation of farming households in Mekong River Delta, Vietnam in climate change context

Environmental Research Communications
Agricultural insurance has been implemented in many countries around the world to reduce risks for farming households. In Vietnam, agriculture is the most important industry but is heavily affected by natural disasters and climate change.
Do Huong Lan, Dinh Duc Truong, Bui Thi Hoang Lan, Nguyen Dieu Hang, Le Huy Huan   +4 more
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