A proposal being considered in the Nevada Legislature calls on local governments with more than 100,000 residents to include ...

Paris is one of many cities around the world grappling with how to adapt and design urban areas as climate change drives more ...

Las Vegas and Reno top the list of the nation’s fastest-warming cities. Here’s what Nevada’s lawmakers are proposing.

Beyond cooling, green walls also enhance urban biodiversity. The researchers found that plant-covered facades hosted over 100 ...

Plant-covered facades help cool urban areas and provide habitats for plants, birds, insects and other organisms. An ...

Heat waves are among the world's deadliest weather hazards. Every year, vast numbers of people are killed by heat stress and ...

In contrast, Santacruz—which developed much later—has more open spaces, greenery, as well as building height restrictions due ... are bearing the brunt of the impact due to the urban heat island ...

This expansion has modified the natural environment of the area and led to the formation and warming of Urban Heat Island (UHI). Studies indicate that urban temperatures in Accra are rising at a ...

An international contest is inviting students to transform an urban site to mitigate the climate predicted by the end of this ...

Mumbai has become a “heat trap”, and experts say urban planning and smarter building materials are ... turning many suburbs into urban heat islands. The link between increased temperatures ...