Urban heat islands (UHIs) and regional climate change are interacting to increase the likelihood of heat waves in metropolitan areas. The size and layout of cities are determined mainly by spatial planning and urban transportation rules. Still, the combined effect of these two factors on the likelihood of heat waves is complicated and dependent on several variables. This study uses remote sensing (RS) technologies and spatial...

This study explores and compares the predictive capabilities of various ensemble algorithms, including SVM, KNN, RF, XGBoost, ANN, DT, and LR, for assessing flood susceptibility (FS) in the Houz plain of the Moroccan High Atlas. The inventory map of past flooding was prepared using binary data from 2012 events, where “1” indicates a flood-prone area and “0” a non-flood-prone or extremely low area, with 762 indicating flood-pro...