Most Deadly of the Natural Disasters: The Heat Wave
Article taken from NY Times Natural disasters usually come rife with drama. Hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, earthquakes — all make for good headlines and even better visuals. But it would be hard to make a blockbuster movie about a heat wave. Heat waves come on subtly, raising summer temperatures just a little higher than normal and […]
Coolbit’ aims for personalised comfort advice in specific environments
Article taken from UNSW Sydney Newsroom A wearable device which aims to provide individualised information while gathering environment data is being developed by UNSW urban climatologist Negin Nazarian and an international team. Users of the ‘Coolbit’ can create a personalised comfort model in real-time. An urban climatologist at UNSW Built Environment is part of a team developing a wearable […]