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Within most U.S. cities, people of color are more likely to live in areas of high Surface Urban Heat Island Intensity than white people in the same cities. According to a study by climatologist Angel Hsu and colleagues, "the average person of color lives in a census tract with higher SUHI intensity than non-Hispanic whites in all but 6 of the ...
Extreme heat can be dangerous for runners, cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts: 6 tips for staying safe. Susan Yeargin for The Conversation. ... People love their routines, but you need to get the ...
Forecasters are warning that there is a more dangerous aspect to heat waves these days: overnight temperatures are not cooling down enough Why nighttime heat can be so dangerous – and why it’s ...
A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer. The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease ...
A definition of urban heat island is: "The relative warmth of a city compared with surrounding rural areas." [14]: 2926 This relative warmth is caused by "heat trapping due to land use, the configuration and design of the built environment, including street layout and building size, the heat-absorbing properties of urban building materials, reduced ventilation, reduced greenery and water ...
[44]: 13 Other people at risk include those living in urban environments (due to the urban heat island effect), outdoor workers and people who take certain prescription drugs. [ 44 ] Climate change increases the frequency and severity of heatwaves and thus heat stress for people.
Stifling heat blanketed tens of millions of people in United States on Tuesday, forcing people and even zoo animals to find ways to cool down as summer arrives in what promises to be a sweltering ...
An urban thermal plume describes rising air in the lower altitudes of the Earth's atmosphere caused by urban areas being warmer than surrounding areas. Over the past thirty years there has been increasing interest in what have been called urban heat islands (UHI), [1] but it is only since 2007 that thought has been given to the rising columns of warm air, or ‘thermal plumes’ that they produce.