A new study highlights a sharp contrast between urban and suburban ways of thinking about coastal ecosystems. The authors of the study used statistical and cognitive science techniques to analyze data ...

The world’s largest urban areas have an outsized influence on regional weather and climate patterns, often creating “wet islands,” with more rainfall over cities and adjacent downwind areas, according ...

Everyone knows that trees provide shade. What may be less obvious are their contributions to evaporative cooling. Think of tree roots drawing water from the ground and pumping it to their leaves, ...

According to Singapore's Meteorological Service, Singapore has been warming up twice as fast compared to the rest of the world. Temperature increases can result in adverse climatic effects such as ...