Wednesday, June 10, 2020

On the association of ambient temperature and elderly mortality in a Mediterranean island - Crete

Elisavet Tsekeri, Dionysia Kolokotsa, Mat Santamouris

Extreme weather conditions affect human health. This study analyses the association of high and low temperature with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases on people over 65 years old for the years 2007 to 2015, in the region of Chania, Greece.

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

On the Efficiency of Using Transpiration Cooling to Mitigate Urban Heat

Kai Gao, Mattheos Santamouris and Jie Feng

Trees are considered to be effective for the mitigation of urban overheating, and the cooling capacity of trees mainly comes from two mechanisms: transpiration and shading. This study explores the transpiration cooling of large trees in urban environments where the sea breeze dominates the climate.