GH008
Beyond the Sum: Quantifying Synergies Between Heat and Co-Pollutants (e.g., PM2.5, O₃) in Urban Systems through Interdisciplinary Sciences
Session ID#: 249143
Session Description:
As climate change accelerates, urban areas face intensifying hazards—particularly extreme heat and air pollution—that increasingly co-occur with greater frequency, intensity, and duration. While each stressor poses serious public health risks, their synergistic effects—whether between heat and air pollution, or among pollutants themselves (e.g., PM2.5 and O₃)—are critically understudied, despite evidence that such combinations may lead to heightened and inequitable health impacts. These stressors are intensified in cities due to impervious surfaces, dense development, and socio-demographic disparities. Aligned with AGU25’s theme “Where Science Connects Us,” this session highlights interdisciplinary research at the intersection of GIScience, urban climate, public health, environmental science, and planning. We welcome studies using geospatial analytics, integrated climate-health models, epidemiologic methods, or machine learning (ML). Especially encouraged are contributions using community-derived data, equity-driven frameworks, or participatory methods to assess risk, identify drivers, and inform interventions for environmental justice (EJ) and urban resilience.
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Index Terms:
0240 Public health [GEOHEALTH]
4313 Extreme events [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4315 Monitoring, forecasting, prediction [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4325 Megacities and urban environment [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener: Alamin Molla, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, AZ, United States
Conveners: Yang Liu, Emory University, Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA, United States, David Sailor, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, United States and Yun Hang, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Houston, United States
Understanding Heat, Air Pollution, and Asthma at Neighborhood Scale: Ongoing Work from the Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative (Invited) (1845802)
Benjamin F Zaitchik1, Bianca Corpuz1, Emily Scott2, Darryn Waugh1, Kirsten Koehler3, Peter F DeCarlo3, Benjamin Nault3, Michael S Waring4, Rosina Adhikari5, Aparna Balasubramanian2, Wangda Zuo5, Scott Zeger6 and Meredith McCormack2, (1)Johns Hopkins University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Baltimore, MD, United States, (2)Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States, (3)Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Health and Engineering, Balitmore, United States, (4)Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (5)Penn State University, State College, PA, United States, (6)Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Biostatistics, Baltimore, United States
Citizen Science Coupled with Machine Learning to Quantify Green-Blue Infrastructure Cooling Potential in Maricopa County, Arizona. (1851305)
Alamin Molla, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, AZ, United States, Katia Lamer, Penn State University, State College, United States and David Sailor, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, United States
Predicting Indoor Air Quality in Naturally Ventilated University Cafeterias Using Regression-Based Machine Learning Model (1861234)
Md. Fardin Al Shafik1, Md. Jakaria2, Devesis Mondal Dipta2, Mohammad Nyme Uddin3, Md Al Hossain Mukib1, Md. Naziur Rahman4, Takrim Uddin Ahmed Jengi1, Md Tafhimul Hasan2, G.M. Rahad2, Mahabuba Porosh Moni2, Mim Mony1, Lamia Jamal1, Firuja Tasneem1 and Nowshin Nowyer Oyshi2, (1)IUBAT—International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh, (2)IUBAT—International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, (3)Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Building and Real Estate, Kowloon, Hong Kong, (4)IUBAT—International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Department of Agriculture, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Analyzing the Data center impact on urban heat island and air quality (Invited) (1894576)
Chaowei Phil Yang, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, United States, Luis Enrique Ortiz, George Mason University, Virginia Climate Center, Fairfax, United States, Fengxiu Zhang, George Mason University, Vienna, United States and Jenna Krall, George Mason university, Fairfax, United States
Effect Modification of Air Pollution-Related Mortality by Heat Waves: Evidence from 272 Chinese Cities (1920766)
Weiran Sun1, Peng Yin2, Chang Xu1, Xiaolei Lin1, Su Shi1, Xinyue Li1, Jiaxin Chen1, Yichen Jiang1, Xia Meng1, Haidong Kan1 and Maigeng Zhou2, (1)Fudan University, Shanghai, China, (2)China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
Spatial Planning of Urban Vegetation: A Sensitivity Analysis of Prioritization Indicators in Phoenix, Arizona (1926105)
Mahin Rahman1, Sara Meerow1, Consolata Macharia1, Dr. Cenlin He2, Jennifer Boehnert3, Aubrey L Dugger2, Thomas M Hopson2 and Olga Wilhelmi2, (1)Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning (SGSUP), Tempe, United States, (2)NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Research Applications Laboratory, Boulder, United States, (3)NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States
A high-resolution, people-centric approach to mitigating urban heat and air pollution impacts in West Africa (1975435)
Antonio Correas1, Nathan Kunz2, Ajay K Gupta3, Paul A Churchyard3 and Marie Jeanne Sambou4, (1)Skymantics, Bethesda, MD, UNITED STATES, (2)Skymantics, Melbourne, FL, United States, (3)HSR.health, Rockville, United States, (4)LPAO-SF/ESP-UCAD, Dakar, Senegal
Linking Urban Heat, Air Quality, and Health-Social Variables in New York City Using Satellite and Ground Observations (1990137)
Yoana Vargas Magana1,2, Celina Wong2, Hamidreza Norouzi3, Reginald Blake4, Matthew D Pearce2 and Lina Maria Gomez4, (1)University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, United States, (2)NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, United States, (3)New York City College of Technology, City University of New York, Brooklyn, United States, (4)CUNY New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, United States
