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...
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...
By 2050, it’s estimated that over 65% of the world will be living in cities. City planners can lay an eco-friendly foundation, but it’s up to the people who live in these urban forests to make them homes f...
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 ...
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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 ...
changecausedbypeople'schangeofurbansurface.Itismostobviousinwinterandobviousatnightthanindaytime.Itisoneofthemostobviouscharacteristicsofurbanclimate.Climateconditionsaretheexternalfactorsthatcauseurbanheatislandeffect,andurbanizationistheinternalcauseofheatisland.Itisgenerallybelievedthattherearethreecausesofheatisland:...
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We talk about maintaining urban health every day, but theres still a lot of rubbish piled up. Whats going on here? Its because people say they dont do it, they say they love the environment, but theyre still throwing trash on the ground. But xiao Ming and xiao hong are good role model...
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