Diurnal interaction between urban expansion, climate change and adaptation in US cities

Diurnal interaction between urban expansion, climate change and adaptation in US cities

Diurnal interaction between urban expansion, climate change and adaptation in US cities, Published online: 12 November 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0320-9

Urban expansion and climate change interact to produce less night-time warming than their sum. Combined implementation of adaptation strategies can offset projected daytime urban warming when applied with GHG emissions reductions, but cannot offset projected nocturnal warming.