The increase in extreme heat in the region puts vulnerable populations at risk of heat-related illness and death. Communities ...

Radiational cooling is what gives us cooler nights. This can be especially true for areas in the desert and rural locations.

It’s getting hotter every year in Clark County, and shade from trees is one of the highly recommended solutions. Clark County is again opening up its Community Canopy Project with the Arbor Day ...

During the day, natural landscapes like forests and fields absorb and release heat gradually. But in cities, all these buildings, roads, and sidewalks, all of that concrete? They act like giant heat ...

This phenomenon, known as the "urban heat island effect," can lead to higher temperatures in cities compared to surrounding areas. If weather stations are located in a dense city, these factors ...

A global scientific trial is on that includes the city of Ahmedabad in India to study how indoor heat impacts people’s health ...

The heat mapping of metros like Reno, Nevada, could be key to taming urban heat, saving lives and designing for a cooler future ...

URBAN DATA: Largest heat-mapping campaign in U.S. focuses on urban heat island effect in Harris County Stephanie Piper, project manager for the effort and research associate at the Houston ...

A potent mix of poor design and misguided town planning have created a “greenhouse” effect in many Australian homes, leading ...