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Excessive heat puts your body at risk for organ damage. When workers don’t have a chance to cool off at home between shifts, that harm can accumulate.
America’s public schools, which are over 40 years old on average, are not equipped to handle rising temperatures due to climate change, a new study reveals.
One quarter of monitored social housing properties recorded winter temperatures below World Health Organisation standards for more than 80% of winter, new research shows.
Which is worse, dry heat or wet heat? Both, says an exercise physiologist.
HFCs keep refrigerators cool, but when these short-lived climate pollutants leak, they warm the planet.
As our cities get hotter, rebuilding whole suburbs better suited to the heat is not an option. Instead, we can draw from the best examples of how to adapt neighbourhoods and behaviours.
Net zero energy buildings produce at least as much energy as they use. Designing whole net zero campuses and communities takes the energy and climate benefits to a higher level.
Climate change is making extreme weather events, both hot and cold, more frequent across the Great Lakes region. Weatherizing low-income residents’ homes is an important way to prepare.
Half-a-dozen strategies are effective for cooling urban areas. Used in combination, these strategies can drop the temperature even more.
As our planet warms, the number of air-conditioning units worldwide is expected to triple by 2050 – yet their use drives climate change. So how can we break the cycle?
Hot weather kills more Americans yearly on average than floods, tornadoes or hurricanes. Three scholars explain how cities can prepare and help residents stay cool.
Australian houses are not designed and built for the realities of climate change
Everyone has a different ideal temperature at any given time. It could be more comfortable to monitor people’s body temperatures and adjust heating and cooling in response.
Domestic cats spend a quarter of their waking hours grooming. But that tongue action on the fur does more than keep fur clean – it also helps keep a cat cool.
Dairy cows are sensitive to heat, so farmers cool them down with sprinklers and fans. Researchers are designing better, more efficient systems to keep cows comfortable through hot California summers.
Extreme heat divides people from the environment and from each other. So with the rapid densification of our cities, what kind of legacies are we building for future generations?
Our cities are getting hotter. Luckily, as a built environment, we can actually do something about it.
Before you spend up on heating and cooling, here are a few simple retrofits to try first.
As the weather heats up, Australian households won’t just be cranking up the air conditioning for themselves. Some households will also be turning it on for their dogs or cats.
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Associate Professor, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford
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Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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Research Fellow at Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor, Design Studies, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University, Monash University
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Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Professor of Environmental Economics, Charles Darwin University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, University of Wollongong
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Senior Professor, Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC), University of Wollongong
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Graduate Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Performance, The University of Melbourne
