Growing up in the marshy plains of the Texas Gulf Coast, Ellen Buchanon had seen her share of floods. But in 2017, when Hurricane Harvey dumped 40 inches of rain on her home in Silsbee, a suburb of ...

The geographic delineation of various microclimates within an urban area is determined by the transfers of energy, mass, and momentum at the city surface. This approach requires a method for ...

Recognizing the urgent need to address climate-related risks, this project aims to bring together a team of international experts focusing on "urban microclimate," which refers to the immediate ...

Dense urban areas amplify the effects of higher temperatures, due to the phenomenon of heat islands in cities. This makes cities more vulnerable to extreme climate events. Large investments in the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It's a balmy 20 degrees in the shaded courtyard of the Fairfax Media building in Pyrmont at 11am. The breeze is blowing at a mild half a ...

What brought you to the SOPH? I have always known UAB for its research excellence and I wanted to be a part of the School's growth. Public Health is extremely attractive to me because it allows me to ...

Begin your Permaculture Design by mapping the microclimates. In this video, Andrew Millison visits the urban permaculture ...

The science of weather forecasting, meteorology, is much more remarkable than people give it credit for. Think about it for just a minute. The atmosphere is a constantly moving sea of air. Weather ...

Urban beekeepers harvesting honey from city rooftops and vacant lots are discovering something remarkable – their honey contains significantly higher levels of antimicrobial compounds than rural honey ...

Recognizing the urgent need to address climate-related risks, this project aims to bring together a team of international experts focusing on "urban microclimate," which refers to the immediate ...