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The Effects of Historical Housing Policies on Resident Exposure to Intra-Urban Heat: A Study of 108 US Urban Areas by Jeremy S. Hoffman, Vivek Shandas, Nicholas Pendleton

“…The increasing intensity, duration, and frequency of heat waves due to human-caused climate change puts historically underserved populations in a heightened…”
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Adaptation of Mediterranean Olive Groves to Climate Change through Sustainable Cultivation Practices by G. Michalopoulos, K. A. Kasapi, G. Koubouris, G. Psarras, G. Arampatzis, E. Hatzigiannakis, V. Kavvadias, C. Xiloyannis, G. Montanaro, S. Malliaraki, A. Angelaki, C. Manolaraki, G. Giakoumaki, S. Reppas, N. Kourgialas, G. Kokkinos

“…Olive cultivation is considered as one of the most significant agricultural activities in Greece, from a financial, social, and ecological point of view…”
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Sky View Factor Calculation in Urban Context: Computational Performance and Accuracy Analysis of Two Open and Free GIS Tools by Jérémy Bernard, Erwan Bocher, Gwendall Petit, Sylvain Palominos

“…The sky view factor (SVF) has an important role in the analysis of the urban micro-climate. A new vector-based SVF calculation tool was implemented in a free…”
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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Heatwaves Characteristics in Greece from 1950 to 2020 by Elissavet Galanaki, Chris Giannaros, Vassiliki Kotroni, Kostas Lagouvardos, Georgios Papavasileiou

“…Heatwave events are of major concern in the global context, since they can significantly impact ecosystems, economies and societies. For this reason, more…”
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Climate Change and Sustaining Heritage Resources: A Framework for Boosting Cultural and Natural Heritage Conservation in Central Italy by Ahmadreza Shirvani Dastgerdi, Massimo Sargolini, Shorna Broussard Allred, Allison Chatrchyan, Giuseppe De Luca

“…Climate change has dramatically affected the rainfall patterns and water systems in Central Italy. The vulnerability of this area to climate change and natural…”
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Testing the CMIP6 GCM Simulations versus Surface Temperature Records from 1980–1990 to 2011–2021: High ECS Is Not Supported by Nicola Scafetta

“…The last-generation CMIP6 global circulation models (GCMs) are currently used to interpret past and future climatic changes and to guide policymakers, but they…”
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Effects of Climate Change on the Future of Heritage Buildings: Case Study and Applied Methodology by Harold Enrique Huerto-Cardenas, Niccolò Aste, Claudio Del Pero, Stefano Della Torre, Fabrizio Leonforte

“…Heritage buildings and the precious artworks contained therein, represent inestimable cultural and artistic evidence from the past that must be properly…”
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Homogenization and Trends Analysis of Monthly Precipitation Series in the Fez-Meknes Region, Morocco by Ridouane Kessabi, Mohamed Hanchane, Jose A. Guijarro, Nir Y. Krakauer, Rachid Addou, Abderrazzak Sadiki, Mohamed Belmahi

“…High quality and long-term precipitation data are required to study the variability and trends of rainfall and the impact of climate change. In developing…”
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Long-Term Trend Analysis of Precipitation and Air Temperature for Kentucky, United States by Somsubhra Chattopadhyay, Dwayne R. Edwards

“…Variation in quantities such as precipitation and temperature is often assessed by detecting and characterizing trends in available meteorological data. The…”
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A Long-Term Spatiotemporal Analysis of Vegetation Greenness over the Himalayan Region Using Google Earth Engine by Nikul Kumari, Ankur Srivastava, Umesh Chandra Dumka

“…The Himalayas constitute one of the richest and most diverse ecosystems in the Indian sub-continent. Vegetation greenness driven by climate in the Himalayan…”
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The Detection and Attribution of Northern Hemisphere Land Surface Warming (1850–2018) in Terms of Human and Natural Factors: Challenges of Inadequate Data by Willie Soon, Ronan Connolly, Michael Connolly, Syun-Ichi Akasofu, Sallie Baliunas, Johan Berglund, Antonio Bianchini, William M. Briggs, C. J. Butler, Rodolfo Gustavo Cionco, Marcel Crok, Ana G. Elias, Valery M. Fedorov, François Gervais, Hermann Harde, Gregory W. Henry, Douglas V. Hoyt, Ole Humlum, David R. Legates, Anthony R. Lupo, Shigenori Maruyama, Patrick Moore, Maxim Ogurtsov, Coilín ÓhAiseadha, Marcos J. Oliveira, Seok-Soon Park, Shican Qiu, Gerré Quinn, Nicola Scafetta, Jan-Erik Solheim, Jim Steele, László Szarka, Hiroshi L. Tanaka, Mitchell K. Taylor, Fritz Vahrenholt, Víctor M. Velasco Herrera, Weijia Zhang

“…A statistical analysis was applied to Northern Hemisphere land surface temperatures (1850–2018) to try to identify the main drivers of the observed warming…”
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Impact of Escalating Heat Waves on Students’ Well-Being and Overall Health: A Survey of Primary School Teachers by Betty Lala, Aya Hagishima

“…Children in developing countries such as India will experience severe consequences of climate change. Primary school students, in particular, are the most…”
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Time Series Analysis of MODIS-Derived NDVI for the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, South Africa: Impact of Recent Intense Drought by Nkanyiso Mbatha, Sifiso Xulu

“…The variability of temperature and precipitation influenced by El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is potentially one of key factors contributing to vegetation…”
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Towards Indicators for a Negative Emissions Climate Stabilisation Index: Problems and Prospects by Mathias Fridahl, Anders Hansson, Simon Haikola

“…The incongruence between the United Nations objective to hold global warming well below 2 °C and the rate of global emission reductions has intensified…”
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A Systematic Review of Existing Early Warning Systems’ Challenges and Opportunities in Cloud Computing Early Warning Systems by Israel Edem Agbehadji, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Joel Botai, Muthoni Masinde

“…This paper assessed existing EWS challenges and opportunities in cloud computing through the PSALSAR framework for systematic literature review and…”
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Farmers Feel the Climate Change: Variety Choice as an Adaptation Strategy of European Potato Farmers by Philipp von Gehren, Svenja Bomers, Tanja Tripolt, Josef Söllinger, Noémie Prat, Berta Redondo, Romans Vorss, Markus Teige, Anita Kamptner, Alexandra Ribarits

“…Effects associated with a changing climate could severely threaten potato production in Europe. Hence, farmers need to take up adaptation measures to safeguard…”
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Opportunities for Post−COP26 Governance to Facilitate the Deployment of Low−Carbon Energy Infrastructure: An Open Door Policy by Muhammad Imran, Shiraz Khan, Khalid Zaman, Muhammad Siddique, Haroon ur Rashid Khan

“…Temperatures worldwide continue to climb, while carbon emissions have exceeded previous records. To achieve environmental sustainability, countries with the…”
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Exploring Low-Carbon Design and Construction Techniques: Lessons from Vernacular Architecture by Ming Hu

“…This paper presents a comprehensive review of low-carbon materials and construction techniques commonly used in vernacular buildings. The study highlights the…”
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Urban Heat Island in Mediterranean Coastal Cities: The Case of Bari (Italy) by Alessandra Martinelli, Dionysia-Denia Kolokotsa, Francesco Fiorito

“…In being aware that some factors (i.e. increasing pollution levels, Urban Heat Island (UHI), extreme climate events) threaten the quality of life in cities,…”
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Global Surface Temperature: A New Insight by Mohammad Valipour, Sayed M. Bateni, Changhyun Jun

“…This paper belongs to our Special Issue “Application of Climate Data in Hydrologic Models” [...]…”
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