Sensitivity and vulnerability to summer heat extremes in major cities of the United States

Many cities are experiencing increases in extreme heat because of global temperature rise combined with the urban heat island effect. The heterogeneity of urban morphology also leads to fine-scale variability in potential for heat exposure. Yet, how this rise in temperature and local variability tog...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Xiaojiang Li, Guoqing Wang, Benjamin Zaitchik, Angel Hsu, TC Chakraborty
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Subjects:	urban heat heat vulnerability urban microclimate modeling environmental justice
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad6c64