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Metrics Proposed for Monitoring Climate-Change Impacts
Health Angle of Climate Change Reaches Doubters
National Conversation on Climate Action
Tucson will host a “Spotlight Conversation on Climate Action” as part of an elite group of 10 communities that were selected by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability to be highlighted nationally. This event is part of the National Conversation on Climate Action series of local-level community engagement events taking place nationwide on Earth Day.
Contact Nicole Urban-Lopez at nicole.urban-lopez@tucsonaz.gov, or 520-837-6934
National Center for Atmospheric Research Third Biannual Workshop on Climate and Health
The 2009 NCAR Workshop on Climate and Health will focus on two related atmospheric hazards for human health, the individual and combined effects of heat waves and air pollution.
Growth of West Nile Virus in the U.S.
In a matter of a few years West Nile Virus spread across the entire U.S. Maps show cases of West Nile Virus documented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Urban Heat Island: Raising City Temperatures
The urban heat island (UHI) amplifies local temperatures and principally occurs when natural landscapes are converted to urban areas. Higher temperatures occur because dense concentrations of materials like asphalt and buildings absorb more heat during the day and release it more slowly at night than natural ground cover such as soil and vegetation (Figure 1).