11/10/2026
Hot nights are stealing more than just your sleep. They may be quietly harming your health.
Prof. Li Lan's team from the School of Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University makes new advances in Thermal Environment and Health Research, and has published two papers: a Comment in Nature and an article in Communications Earth & Environment.
The Comment examined how night-time heatwaves can impair sleep and recovery, while the article established a conceptual framework for understanding how thermal environments affect health.
Reorienting urban heat governance around health protection, as the team puts it: the goal is not simply to make cities "cooler", but also to help people "recover", while supporting healthier, more resilient, and more sustainable ways of living.
📄 Read the papers:
- Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02532-2
- Communications Earth & Environment: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03950-w