RESULTS FOR: "climate change" (12):

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Quantifying the impact of climate change on extreme heat in Australia

Will Steffen (Climate Council of Australia)
Tags: Case Studies, Documents, Global Climate, Southeast Asia / Pacific Islands, , , ,

Publication Date: February 2015

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Resilience to extreme weather

Paul Nurse, President (The Royal Society)
Tags: Air Quality, Global Climate, Greenhouse Gases, Health, Scientific Literature, Water, , , ,

Publication Date: November 2014

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FACT SHEET: Taking Action to Support State, Local, and Tribal Leaders as They Prepare Communities for the Impacts of Climate Change

Office of the White House Press Secretary
Tags: Documents, Economics, Energy, Global Climate, Greenhouse Gases, Health, North America / Central America, Social Impacts, Urban Heat Island, , , , ,

Publication Date: July 2014

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Avoided Heat-Related Mortality through Climate Adaptation Strategies in Three US Cities

Brian Stone Jr (School of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America), , , , , , and
Tags: Case Studies, Documents, Global Climate, Health, North America / Central America, Pavements, Roofs, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, Vegetation and Shade Trees, , , , , , ,

Publication Date: June 2014

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IPCC Climate Change Report 2014 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

Vicente Barros, Co-Chair (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Chris Field, Co-Chair (Carnegie Institution for Science)
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Publication Date: March 2014

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IPCC Climate Change Report 2013 – The Physical Science Basis

Rajendra K. Pachauri (IPCC Chair), Qin Dahe (IPCC WGI Co-Chair) and Thomas F. Stocker (IPCC WGI Co-Chair)
Tags: Documents, Global Climate, Scientific Literature, ,

Publication Date: September 2013

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Synergistic Interactions between Urban Heat Islands and Heat Waves: The Impact in Cities Is Larger than the Sum of Its Parts

Dan Li (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey) and Elie Bou-Zeid (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey)
Tags: Air Quality, Case Studies, Documents, Global Climate, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, Water, , , , , ,

Publication Date: September 2013

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Climatic effects of surface albedo geoengineering

Peter J. Irvine (Bristol Research Initiative for the Dynamic Global Environment, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK), Andy Ridgwell and Daniel J. Lunt
Tags: Air Quality, Case Studies, Documents, Global Climate, Greenhouse Gases, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, Vegetation and Shade Trees, , , , , ,

Publication Date: December 2011

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GCCA Board Members Explain How Cool Roofs Could Save Money, Save Planet

Ken Miguel (KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA)
Tags: Air Quality, Economics, Energy, Health, Roofs, Urban Heat Island, Videos, , , , , , ,

Publication Date: March 2009

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Climate Change and Extreme Heat Events

George Luber, MA, PhD (National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia) and Michael McGeehin, PhD (National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia)
Tags: Air Quality, Case Studies, Documents, Global Climate, Greenhouse Gases, Health, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, , , ,

Publication Date: November 2008

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Global Change and the Ecology of Cities

Nancy B. Grimm (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ), Stanley H. Faeth (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ), Nancy E. Golubiewski (New Zealand Centre for Ecological Economics, Private Bag 11 052, Palmerston North, New Zealand), Charles L. Redman (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ), Jianguo Wu (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ), Xuemei Bai (CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia) and John M. Briggs (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ)
Tags: Air Quality, Case Studies, Documents, Global Climate, Greenhouse Gases, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, ,

Publication Date: February 2008

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Assessing Health Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Guide for Health Departments

Arie Ponce Manangan (Climate and Health Program, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects (DEHHE), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA, USA)
Tags: Air Quality, Documents, Greenhouse Gases, Health, Scientific Literature, Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, , , , , , ,