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RESULTS FOR: "extreme weather" (19):

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Resilience to extreme weather

Paul Nurse, President (The Royal Society)
Tags: Air Quality, Global Climate, Greenhouse Gases, Health, Scientific Literature, Water, , , ,

Publication Date: November 2014

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Around the World, Cities Plan for Extreme Weather

Jennifer Ludden (National Public Radio)
Tags: North America / Central America, Roofs, Urban Heat Island, Vegetation and Shade Trees, Websites, ,

Publication Date: July 2012

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Heat in the Heartland: 60 Years of Warming in the Midwest

Elizabeth Martin Perera (Union of Concerned Scientists et al)
Tags: Air Quality, Documents, Health, North America / Central America, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, , , ,

Publication Date: July 2012

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EPA Heat Island Group Newsroom

Environmental Protection Agency
Tags: Air Quality, Case Studies, Cool Materials Science, Economics, Energy, Global Climate, Greenhouse Gases, Health, More Cool Technologies, Pavements, Roofs, Scientific Literature, Social Impacts, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, Vegetation and Shade Trees, Water, Websites,

Publication Date: June 2012

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Killer Summer Heat: Projected Death Toll from Rising Temperatures in America Due to Climate Change

Peter Altman (Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) et al)
Tags: Air Quality, Case Studies, Documents, Essential Reading, Global Climate, Health, North America / Central America, Pavements, Roofs, Scientific Literature, Social Impacts, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, Websites, , ,

Publication Date: May 2012

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National Climate Data Center (NCDC)

NOAA Satellite and Information Service
Tags: Air Quality, Energy, Global Climate, Greenhouse Gases, Health, North America / Central America, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, Websites,

Publication Date: April 2012

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World Meteorological Organization

United Nations
Tags: Global Climate, Greenhouse Gases, Websites,

Publication Date: April 2012

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The Impact of Heat Islands on Mortality in Paris during the August 2003 Heat Wave

Karine Laaidi (Institut de veille sanitaire, Département Santé Environnement et al)
Tags: Documents, Europe / Eurasia, Health, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, , ,

Publication Date: September 2011

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Climate Change and Health Preparedness in India: Protecting Local Communties in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from Extreme Heat

Dileep Mavalankar (India Institute of Public Health et al)
Tags: Documents, Global Climate, Health, Social Impacts, South Asia, Urban Heat Island, , , ,

Publication Date: March 2011

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Urban Form and Extreme Heat Events: Are Sprawling Cities More Vulnerable to Climate Change than Compact Cities?

Brian Stone (Georgia Institute of Technology), Jeremy Hess (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and Howard Frumkin (Emory University)
Tags: Documents, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, , ,

Publication Date: October 2010

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Climate Change in Cities Due to Global Warming and Urban Effects

Mark McCarthy (Metropolitan Office Hadley Center), Martin Best (Joint Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Research, Met Office) and Richard Betts (Metropolitan Office Hadley Center)
Tags: Documents, Global Climate, Middle East / North Africa, Scientific Literature, South Asia, Urban Heat Island,

Publication Date: May 2010

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The Urban Heat Island and its Impact on Heat Waves and Human Health in Shanghai

Jianguo Tan (Shanghai Urban Environmental Meteorology Center et al)
Tags: Documents, Economics, Health, North America / Central America, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, , , , ,

Publication Date: September 2009

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Climate Change, Heat Waves, and Mortality Projections for Chicago

Katharine Hayhoe (Texas Tech, ATMOS Research & Consulting et al)
Tags: Health, North America / Central America, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, , , ,

Publication Date: August 2009

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Health Impacts of Heat: Present Realities and Potential Impacts of a Climate Change

Laurence Kalkstein, Christina Koppe, Simone Orlandini, Scott Sheridan and Karen Smoyer-Tomic
Tags: Documents, Energy, Health, Scientific Literature, Social Impacts, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, ,

Publication Date: June 2009

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Trends in heat-related mortality in the United States, 1975–2004

Scott Sheridan (Kent State University), Adam Kalkstein (Arizona State University) and Laurence Kalkstein (Univerisity of Miami)
Tags: Health, North America / Central America, Scientific Literature, Social Impacts, Thermal Comfort, ,

Publication Date: December 2008

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Analog European Heat Waves for U.S. Cities to Analyze Impact on Heat-Related Mortality

Laurence Kalkstein (University of Miami et al)
Tags: Health, Scientific Literature, Social Impacts, Thermal Comfort, , ,

Publication Date: January 2008

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Epidemiologic Study of Mortality During the Summer 2003 Heat Wave in Italy

Susanna Conti (Italian National Institute of Health et al)
Tags: Health, Scientific Literature, , ,

Publication Date: July 2005

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The Impact of Heat Island Reduction Strategies on Health-Debilitating Oppressive Air Masses in Urban Areas

Laurence Kalkstein (University of Delaware) and Scott Sheridan (Kent State University)
Tags: Case Studies, Documents, Health, North America / Central America, Scientific Literature, Social Impacts, Thermal Comfort, , ,

Publication Date: May 2003

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An Analysis of Potential Heat-Related Mortality Increases in U.S. Cities Under a Business-as-Usual Climate Change Scenario

Laurence Kalkstein (University of Miami) and Scott Greene (University of Oklahoma)
Tags: Health, North America / Central America, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, ,

Publication Date: June 1997