Insights into Ongoing Science
Research highlights deliver quick overviews of CROCUS’s latest discoveries.
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Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Early Childhood Lead Exposure in Chicago
Researchers analyzed the cooling effect of rainfall over the United States and demonstrated its significant impact on extreme urban precipitation in Chicago.
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Likelihoods of Flood Hazards and Risks Using Geographic Information Systems–Based Analytical Hierarchy Process
A team of researchers shed light on the order of importance of factors affecting flood hazard occurrence probability.
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Advanced Hyper-Local Air Temperature Prediction in Urban Environments
A new modeling framework for predicting street-level temperatures and enhancing urban planning and public health strategies.
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Significant Impact of Rainfall’s Cooling Effects on the Surface on Local Weather Simulation
Researchers analyzed the cooling effect of rainfall over the United States and demonstrated its significant impact on extreme urban precipitation in Chicago.
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Carbon Reduction from Urban Greening Strategies
A new modeling framework highlights urban greening as a sustainable solution to achieve environmental co-benefits in mitigating heat and carbon emissions.