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It’s getting hot in here: Spatial impact of humidity on heat wave severity in the United States

Narayanan, A., Rezaali, M., Bunting, E., & Keellings, D. (2025). It’s getting hot in here: Spatial impact of humidity on heat wave severity in the United States. Science of the Total Environment, 963, 178397. ABSTRACT: Heat waves pose significant risks to society, impacting human health, infrastructure, and the environment. However, on humid days, heat waves […]

The Spatial Conflict Life Cycle in Africa

Walther, O., Radil, S., Russell, D. (2024). The spatial conflict life cycle in Africa. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2024.2428812. ABSTRACT: The growing availability of geospatial data that document both how violent actors are connected and where their attacks take place offers a unique opportunity to produce a more integrated approach to […]

Assessing the vulnerability of Cape Coral to sea level rise

Saba, J. A., Ash, K., & Napton, D. (2024). Assessing the vulnerability of Cape Coral, Florida, to sea level rise using principal component analysis (2020–2050). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 105014. ABSTRACT: Sea level rise is a consequence of global climate change that has been affecting U.S. coasts with floods and storm surges. Florida […]

Unraveling Hurricane Ian’s impact

Wang, J., & Hu, Y. (2024). Unraveling Hurricane Ian’s impact: A multiscale analysis of mobility networks in Florida. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 104482. ABSTRACT: Understanding how human mobility patterns respond to natural disasters is crucial. This study investigates Hurricane Ian’s impact on human mobility patterns and subsequent recovery in southwest Florida. Using […]

COVID-19, Social media, algorithms and the rise of indigenous movements in Southern Africa

Foyet, M. & Child, B. (2024). COVID-19, Social media, algorithms and the rise of indigenous movements in Southern Africa: Perspectives from activists, audiences and policymakers. Frontiers in Sociology, 9, 1433998. ABSTRACT: The paper employs a mixed-methods approach to investigate the influence of social media on social movements among indigenous communities in Southern Africa.  Findings reveal that […]

Identifying Points of Interest as sentinels for infectious disease surveillance

Du, F., & Mao, L. (2024). Identifying Points of Interest (POIs) as sentinels for infectious disease surveillance: a COVID-19 study. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 100691, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2024.10069. ABSTRACT: Traditional surveillance relies on medical facilities, such as clinics and laboratories, as sentinels to monitor disease activities. Few studies have investigated the feasibility of using Point of Interests (POIs) […]

The timing, magnitude, and relative composition of extreme total water levels vary seasonally along the U.S. Atlantic coast

Quadrado, G., & Serafin, K. (2024). The timing, magnitude, and relative composition of extreme total water levels vary seasonally along the U.S. Atlantic coast. JGR Oceans, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020557. This paper investigates when extreme total water levels (TWLs) occur during the year along the U.S. Atlantic coast and whether individual components, like waves, tides, and storm surge, […]

An ensemble deep learning approach to spatiotemporal tropospheric ozone forecasting in Tehran

Rezaali, M., Jahangir, M. S., Fouladi-Fard, R., & Keellings, D. (2024). An ensemble deep learning approach to spatiotemporal tropospheric ozone forecasting: A case study of Tehran, Iran. Urban Climate, 55, 101950. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101950. This study proposes a novel framework for spatiotemporal forecasting of Ground-level Ozone Concentration (GOC) using advanced machine learning techniques, including Artificial Neural […]

Factors that influenced preferences regarding use of public and private tornado shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020

Saba, J. A., Williams, C. L., Egnoto, M. J., Strader, S. M., Klockow-McClain, K. E., & Ash, K. D. (2024). Factors that influenced preferences regarding use of public and private tornado shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 109, 104580. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104580. This study examines factors shaping individuals’ preferences […]

The complexities of human-wildlife coexistence

Merz, L., Kahler, J., Mwale, G., & Child, B. (2024). “Although elephants bring problems, they also bring benefits:” The complexities of human-wildlife coexistence. Stacks Journal, 24001, 1-26. DOI: 10.60102/stacks-24001 Article first published online: 3 July 2024 in Stacks Journal. ABSTRACT: As wildlife populations decline globally, there is a growing need to discover ways that humans […]