The Climate Shift Index (CSI), Climate Central’s daily temperature attribution system, applies the latest peer-reviewed methodology to map the influence of climate change on temperatures across the ...

Scientists have developed a new way to represent the world's cities in global climate and Earth system models (GCM & ESMs), offering a more accurate picture of how urban areas are being affected ...

The climate conversation has traditionally revolved around sectors such as energy, transport, and industries; a greater spotlight on the intersection of climate change and social development has only ...

Rapid urbanization and intensifying climate impacts are amplifying deep social and spatial inequalities across cities worldwide. Although urban adaptation ...

People run by a row of Ash trees in a Chicago park, which have been treated with insecticide to keep them alive on June 29, 2016. (TNS) — From Seattle to Palm Beach, Florida, city leaders agree that ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), released just prior to an international climate convention in 2015, explicitly stated that human-caused greenhouse gas ...

With the world projected to be highly urbanized by 2050, cities are encouraged to take urgent climate actions to mitigate and adapt to the threats of climate change. As climate change intensifies and ...

Urban agriculture is emerging as a critical field of study in the context of global food security, especially as cities ...

Joan Clos is Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and Secretary-General of the Habitat III Conference. December 2015, No. 3 Vol. LII, Sustainable Energy We ...

More than half of the global population and about 80% of the U.S. population lives in cities — and faces higher heat risks. The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but the ...