Contrasting urban and rural heat stress responses to climate change

Hot temperatures in combination with high humidity cause human discomfort and may increase morbidity and mortality. A global climate model with an embedded urban model is used to explore the urban‐rural contrast in the wet‐bulb globe temperature, a heat stress index accounting for temperature and humidity. Wet‐bulb globe temperatures are calculated at each model time step to resolve the heat stress diurnal cycle. The model simulates...