Heat stress and the labour force
Heat stress affects the health of workers through physiological and behavioural responses, in turn, affecting the labour force through impacts on l…
Category: Climate-change impacts
Urban food delivery services as extreme heat adaptation
More frequent global extreme heat events prompt behavioral adaptations, such as reducing outdoor activities to relieve potential distress. The emer…
Exacerbated heat stress induced by urban browning in the Global South
Cities in the Global South face dual pressures from intensifying heat stress and widespread urban browning. However, the specific trends in urban h…
Barriers and opportunities for resilient and sustainable urban forests
As cities heat up and expand in area and population, urban forests offer a nature-based solution to enhance liveability and reduce rising temperatu…
Increasing fire risks in cities worldwide under warming climate
Anthropogenic warming is known to have influenced vegetation fires. However, how, or to what extent, a warming climate will impact urban fire frequ…
Genomic evidence that microbial carbon degradation is dominated by iron redox metabolism in thawing permafrost
Microorganisms drive many aspects of organic carbon cycling in thawing permafrost soils, but the compositional trajectory of the post-thaw microbio…