Texas endures hundreds of deaths annually from heat-related illness. Certain communities are more prone to excessive heat due ...

Cities become much hotter in summer as concrete, glass, and roads absorb heat during the day, then slowly release it at night, warming the surrounding air. Tall buildings block cooling winds, ...

Under the baking summer sun, some Houston neighborhoods are heating up much more than others — and vacant lots and abandoned ...

A research team at UT San Antonio is trying to help find solutions to this problem on the city’s west side with a pilot ...

Fall delivers the first signs of winter in Reno with cooler temperatures and frosty morning sidewalks — but the season has ...

Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital, is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city where green hills meet modern architecture, creating a ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio are using AI and digital twin technology, or digital replicas of physical homes, to study potential renovation options that could lessen heat's ...

The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but the built environment further amplifies both average temperatures and extreme heat in cities. According to the U.S. Environmental ...

Research reveals that urban environments are decimating moth populations across American cities. These essential nighttime pollinators face unprecedented challenges from rising temperatures and ...

"Urban heat islands" are metropolitan areas that are significantly hotter than their rural surroundings, due to buildings, paved areas and human activities such as driving cars. As a result, heatwaves ...

A new project looks to provide relief to an aging elementary school and the wildlife refuge it borders by tackling a lot of ...