Moving servers into the ocean does not make underlying environmental challenges disappear. And it creates new concerns as well.
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The success of green roofs depends on more than just good intentions and engineering – they need long-term love and care.
There is no single thermostat setting that is right for every person or every home. And there are other easy, low-cost steps that can help keep everyone comfortable when hot weather sets in.
An estimated 8 million handheld fans will be purchased in the UK in 2026. Many will end up as discarded electrical waste.
Reducing the risks of increased heat in the UK without compromising climate targets requires policy interventions, investment and a strong political will.
Older homes are colder homes. There’s a huge energy performance gap between newer and older homes – and it costs a lot.
About 4% of UK homes have air conditioning, concentrated in wealthier households.
Victorian architects knew how to design homes to stay cooler, and their techniques could be used today.
The UK government issues heat alerts when temperatures spiral, but research suggests many people do not change their behaviour.
Years of industrial expansion have boosted water demand, with no new sources coming online since 2016. Desalination and reclaiming sewage wastewater are among the current options.
Some parts of the world are warming far faster than other, but even within the same city some neighbourhoods are exposed and suffer more than others.
New buildings’ energy performance is often 10-20% worse than expected.
A three year study of Tanzanian children found that changing the way homes are designed can prevent diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, and help children grow taller.
Two engineers explain how data center design, construction and operation can help the facilities support their communities.
In Pennsylvania, new data centers could require enough electricity to power 11 million homes.
Australia’s energy system favours households with wealth, secure housing and flexibility – leaving millions exposed as heatwaves intensify.
A Namibian desert beetle cools down by running in the sun.
Here’s how a natural compound can easily trick your brain.
AI systems’ water usage can vary widely, depending on where and when the computer answering the query is running.
There are many ways to cool down – or avoid getting hot in the first place.
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Scientist in Energy, Climate and the Environment, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Professor, Social Design, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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Duncan Mitchell is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Associate Professor, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow at Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space, University of Wollongong
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Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor in Research & Innovation, RMIT University
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Professor of Heat & Health; Director of Heat & Health Research Incubator; Director of Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney
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Professor of Environmental Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice