RELATED:The "heat island effect" traps cities in domes of extreme temperatures. Experts only expect it to get worse. "Any time we're developing the land surface and building cities, there's gonna be some urban heat island effect," Smoliak said. "Urban heat islands occur when cities are wa...
There is strong empirical evidence that the urban heat islands can initiate storms due to the triggering of the deep convection, which then leads to severe weather events over the large urban areas. However, the conditions under which a triggering may occur are still not well understood. In ...
Green roofs are not just pretty.They also help to moderate the city temperature.The high temperatures on common roofs in the summer can make top floor flats uncomfortably hot.What is more,they play a part in making the cities hotter than the countryside around them,ca...
Cities, then, are warmer than the surrounding rural areas, and together they produce a phenomenon known as the urban heat island.Heat islands develop best under particular conditions associated with light winds, but they can form almost any time.The precise configuration of a heat island depends ...
making point of view, key traits are those determining the response of ecosystems to human-induced pressures such as air pollution, soil sealing, or urban heat islands, as well as those mediating the effects of these changes on ecosystem services and related benefits as perceived by people8,58...
hasamuchlowerurbandensity (密度)than mostof theworld?scities.Nowadaysaboutathirdofthecity isgreenspace. InJuly2019,Londonannounceditswillingnessto becometheworld?sfirstNationalParkCity.Nowthe cityismovingtowardthegoalofachieving50% green spacebytheyear2050byconnectingandexpanding publicparks,greeningupunusedpar...
Fortunately, many cities are full of views like this— and that’s no accident. As early as the 18th century, city planners began to embrace the importance of urban trees. In 1733, Colonel James Oglethorpe planned t...
C.To show how human-generated energy contributes to the urban heat island effect D.To point out the rate at which urban heat islands have increased over time 阅读原文中文译文 Climatic changes such as changes in temperature, precipitation, humidity, or wind speed that are produced by urbanization...
Because Urban Heat Islands increase temperatures in urban and suburban areas, they amplify the demand for air conditioning and launch a cycle of energy consumption that contributes to global warming. If living roofs become a common building initiative, cities can reduce the uncomfortable effects of ...
Urban-Air Port Limited is working with car-maker Hyundai on the mini-airport, known as a skyport. Drones can also play a part in improving the health of millions of people. For example, an incredible development project by the University of South Australia is for drones to eventually be ...