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Role of City Texture in Urban Heat Islands at Night Time

June 4, 2018
Sarina Soor
UHI, urban heat island
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Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a climate phenomenon that results in an increased air temperature in cities when compared to their rural surroundings. In this paper, the dependence of UHI on urban geometry is studied. Multi-year urban-rural temperature differences and building footprints data combined with a heat radiation scaling model are used to demonstrate for…

Are we ready for the deadly heat waves of the future?

April 5, 2018
Sarina Soor
city heat, heat, public health, urban heat island
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“Year in and year out, heat claims lives. Since 1986, the first year the National Weather Service reported data on heat-related deaths, more people in the United States have died from heat (3,979) than from any other weather-related disaster — more than floods (2,599), tornadoes (2,116) or hurricanes (1,391). Heat’s victim counts would be even…

Urban Heat: Can White Roofs Help Cool World’s Warming Cities?

March 12, 2018
Sarina Soor
climate change, urban heat island
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“It has long been known that installing white roofs helps reduce heat buildup in cities. But new research indicates that making surfaces more light-reflecting can have a significant impact on lowering extreme temperatures – not just in cities, but in rural areas as well.” Click here to read more from Yale Environment 360.

Heat island community actions database

January 12, 2018
Sarina Soor
database, epa, heat island, tool, urban heat island
EPA maintains a Community Actions Database for heat island activities, searchable by state, initiative, or strategy. Click here to view the database
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