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Researchers know that urbanization has noticeable effects on processes at and near the Earth's surface. This affects the weather and climate in ways that have consequences for rapidly growing urban populations.
MIT's STRESS platform enables users to assess multiple, co-evolving, compounding environmental and economic hazards within a U.S. geographical region. This screening-level visualization tool can pinpoint risk “hot spots” that can be subsequently investigated in greater detail.
Heating and cooling for buildings is a large part of global energy demand. In the United States in 2010, buildings accounted for the biggest share (41 percent) of the nation's energy consumption.
Previous research has found that heat waves and urban heat island effects reinforce each other's effects. These heat islands are concentrations of buildings, paved areas, and other surfaces that absorb and retain heat.
Offshore wind power could help lower wholesale electricity prices in six New England states, with low risk of turbine failure during extreme winter storms.