In the past half-century, cities have begun to expand in some of the Earth's most arid areas. While scientists have known for some time that the so-called "heat-island" effect of large cities such as ...

As temperatures rise around the world, city heat becomes increasingly unbearable during the hottest seasons. The urban heat ...

Urban areas with high concentrations of buildings, roads and other artificial surface soak up heat, lead to warmer surrounding temperatures, and create "urban heat-islands." This increased heat may ...

MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“We have entered a new phase of human history, in which we will finally see a new alliance between forests and cities, two environments that our species has always kept ...