World’s major cities hit by 25% leap in extremely hot days since the 1990s Capitals from London to Tokyo need urgent action to protect people from deadly high temperatures, analysts say

This...is #globalheating and the #heatislandeffect isn't helping. 🥵🥵🥵

Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter than its neighbor – new tech makes it easier to target cooling projects New technologies are making it easier to find these urban heat islets, opening the door to new strategies for efficiently improving community health.

Boston has another heat wave this week & some streets will be hotter than others! BARI Director Dan O'Brien's piece in @theconversation.com looks at the #heatislandeffect just blocks apart in #Roxbury. Sensors can help us ID the hottest spots for change efforts.
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Photo of the clock tower at Dudley Town Common with three white farmers' market tents in the background and people walking by.

A pamphlet that says "Common Senses: A collaborative and community-led research project" and a map of the existing sensor network where folks could add their stories and suggestions for additional sensors.

Our Common SENSES Project team was excited to be at the Dudley Common Farmers' Market yesterday! We heard from residents about where to put sensors to track heat, noise, and air pollution. Join us there next Thursday to share your ideas! @boston.gov #environment #airquality #heatislandeffect

New trees 🌳 have been planted on Dover Street and Stephenson Street, thanks Council! 👍👏🙌🙏
#streetsareforeveryone #trees #shade #beauty #heatislandeffect

Why Heat? Why the urban heat island matters and why its time we truly address it

Why Heat?
As summer gets underway in the Northern Hemisphere, brace yourself for news of heat waves, heat deaths, and the urban heat island effect. Here is why this matters more than ever and why I am writing all about it over on Substack.

#climatechange #urbanheatisland #heatislandeffect

Oskaloosa outlines funding and timelines for downtown redevelopment plan Oskaloosa presents funding options and phased timeline for revitalizing downtown area.

Oskaloosa is set to transform its downtown with an ambitious plan featuring bike lanes, new parks, and enhanced pedestrian safety—are you ready for the change?

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#OskaloosaMahaskaCounty #IA #OskaloosaDowntown #UrbanDevelopment #CitizenPortal #HeatIslandEffect

"Abpflastern" und Grün pflanzen: Hamburger können auf Online-Plattform Flächen dafür vorschlagen Grünflächen statt Betonplatten: In Hamburg ist am Donnerstag eine Kampagne zum sogenannten Abpflastern gestartet. Bei diesem Trend, der in den Niederlanden "Tegelwippen" heißt, geht es darum, Flächen ...

noch ein NEIN #Versiegelung #Betonieren

Grünflächen statt Betonplatten: In #Hamburg ist eine Kampagne zum sogenannten #Abpflastern gestartet. Bei diesem Trend geht es darum, Flächen zu entsiegeln. #Entsiegelung #HeatIslandEffect
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#microplastic #unreliability #streetcars #lightrail #metros #watercycle… | Jⓔrg Breuning 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗳𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲? Urban and commercial areas are notorious for their impervious surfaces, which negati...

Modern light rail systems are designed to integrate with greenery, promoting a natural #watercycle, mitigating the #HeatIslandEffect, reducing noise, and serving as extensive air and water filters.
Germany leads the way with 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 or #turftracks .

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SOL-UTIONS Focused on the individual or household that is looking to become more self reliant, greener, or offset their energy needs.

Are you sick of getting in your car in the blistering #sun and burning your bottom on the seat? If business/property owners were to install #solar over top of #parkinglots, it would do 3 things. Create a #passiveincome; reduce the #heatislandeffect from the asphalt in the lot; and SAVE YOUR BOTTOM!

It’s not just #HeatIslandEffect it is also urban #RainIslandEffect that will bring more catastrophes as we get 100yrs and 1000yrs storms in densely populated areas. Building more tall buildings is not the answer: youtu.be/RjoRttLlkW0 @lacity.bsky.social #unpaveLA #chip

Green spaces are cool, but not all are created equal: more trees (shade) + more plants (evapotranspiration) = more cooling #heatislandeffect amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theg...

*see my tweet about my neighborhood removing almost all the mature trees #HeatIslandEffect

Strategies against #HeatIslandEffect protect #climate and public #health, #Città in prima linea per il #clima