CFIGS Discovery Podcasts Series

From Space to Street: Satellite solutions for smarter, cooler cities

Discover CFIGS Geoscience at www.cfigs.com.au/discovery

#CFIGS #MiningInnovation #ExplorationRisk #UrbanHeatIsland #LandSurfaceTemperature #RemoteSensing
#ClimateResilience #SmartCities

Shelters at bus stops intended to provide relief from heat can actually result in higher temps, researchers discover Some public transit shelter designs can actually do more harm than good when it comes to shielding from summer temperatures, according to a study led by UTHealth Houston.

🤯 Bus shelters meant to COOL you…can actually make summer HEAT worse?! ☀️ UTHealth Houston study reveals surprising design flaws. 🤔 #UrbanHeatIsland

Source: phys.org/news/2025-05-bus-relief-...

"More Buildings, More Heat: How Urban Design Shapes City Temperatures"
✍️Alexandre Fabregat Tomàs, Antonio Vernet Peña & Josep Anton Ferré Vida
🔗 t.co/9NdcY0EmHx #UrbanHeatIsland #City #Temperature #News #Daily27

CAG/CARTO Annual Meeting 2026 Join CAG/CARTO Annual Meeting 2026, June 1-4, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

If you're attending the 2026 CAG conference in Victoria, BC, Canada (June 1–4), consider submitting to Special Session #88 focused on utilizing NbS to mitigate UHI. I look forward to learning from your work and exchanging ideas. More info: event.fourwaves.com/cagcarto2026...

#UrbanHeatIsland #NbS

Austin Environmental Commission backs code change to treat artificial turf as impervious cover, forms working group After a technical Watershed briefing and public comment, the Environmental Commission voted Nov. 5 to recommend the City of Austin define artificial turf as impervious cover, explore an opt‑in buyback program and launch a working group to draft code language and exceptions for accessibility and limited cases.

Austin's Environmental Commission just took a bold step toward sustainability by recommending that artificial turf be classified as impervious cover—what does this mean for our parks and water quality?

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#AustinTravisCounty #TX #CitizenPortal #UrbanHeatIsland

Miami planners propose Resilience Trust Fund pilot in Edgewater to pay for flood and heat projects in exchange for density Planning staff proposed a Resilience Trust Fund (Chapter 62/Miami 21) pilot in Edgewater that would let developers buy bonus units (up to 100% density increase in T4–T6 transects in storm‑surge zones a–c) by contributing per‑unit fees to a trust used for infrastructure projects; committee members supported the concept in a nonbinding straw vote (3‑

Miami's new Resilience Trust Fund could transform how developers tackle flooding and urban heat, all while boosting local infrastructure!

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#MiamiCounty #FL #InfrastructureInvestment #CitizenPortal #UrbanHeatIsland #MiamiEdgewater

Philadelphia tests out ‘cool pavement’ in Hunting Park to combat summer heat The city finished installing a second “cool pavement” test patch this summer. So far, results are mixed.

Philadelphia is testing out “cool pavement” to beat the summer heat!

In Hunting Park, the city’s Office of Sustainability applied a reflective coating called CoolSeal to help lower surface temps and fight the urban heat island effect.

#Sustainability #UrbanHeatIsland #ClimateAction

The Urban Heat Island Effect - ClimateYou Evelyn Pulla is a student at City Tech University, part of CUNY college university. Her video is about the Urban...

Check out this video by City Tech CUNY student Evelyn Pulla exploring the Urban Heat Island Effect and why cities get hotter and how we can cool them down.

#UrbanHeatIsland #Sustainability #CUNY #CityTech #ClimateAction

Indiana Forest Alliance Advocates for $3M Urban Forest Acquisition Fund to Protect Canopy Community leaders urge Indianapolis City Council to allocate funds for urban forest preservation.

Residents of Indianapolis are pleading for $3 million to protect their dwindling urban forests, fearing that without immediate action, the city might turn into a concrete wasteland.

Learn more here

#IndianapolisCityMarionCounty #IN #CitizenPortal #UrbanHeatIsland

Horrifying report paints grim picture of Australia’s future The Albanese government’s Climate Risk Assessment report makes for horrifying reading – and makes clear the very real implications of inaction.

"a three-degree increase in average temperatures would result in a 444 per cent increase in heat-related deaths in Sydney, 423 per cent in Darwin and 250 per cent in Melbourne." #climateActionNow #netzero2035 #UrbanHeatIsland www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

The #heat where you're at may be 10 degrees (or more) hotter than the TV is telling you. #urbanheatisland #climate #warming ... This is from a heat survey I did two years ago in #SanAntonio. Take care of each other out there. Find a few hours each day to cool down somewhere.

Hot Topic: Understanding the Urban Heat Island Effect - Population Education The urban heat island effect is making cities significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas – a growing challenge in a... Read more »

🔥🌡️ Cities are heating up faster than their surroundings. The Urban Heat Island effect raises temps, harms health & wildlife, and worsens air. 🌆🌳 Trees & green space can help cool our communities.

👉 Read more: buff.ly/ZBt4ye4
#UrbanHeatIsland #ClimateAction #Sustainability

Finally getting some much need rain in Montréal but it's barely enough.

"Low water levels in the St. Lawrence River affecting safety, the environment and even the economy."

#ClimateChange
#Environment
#ExtremeHeat
#UrbanHeatIsland

The few pathetic trees give very little shade.
#Morrisons #seaoftarmac #dotheshoppingbycar #cardependency #urbanheatisland #planningshit

Las Vegas City Council approves appointments and new bills addressing regional collaboration Council approves Trish Truesdale for Arts Commission and discusses electric vehicle regulations.

Las Vegas City Council is taking bold steps to enhance community life, from tree planting initiatives to new regulations for e-bikes—exciting changes are on the horizon!

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#LasVegasClarkCounty #NV #CitizenPortal #UrbanHeatIsland #CivicCollaboration #LasVegasCommunity

How Do we Measure the Heat Island Effect? It's getting hot out there, let's measure and track it.

My latest on Substack is all about the tools used to measure and track extreme heat in our cities and how they are enabling a new generation of researchers & planners to come up with policy and design solutions.

#UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Urbanheatisland #climatechange #Urbanplanning #Urbandesign

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…Prisons create their own #UrbanHeatIsland effect, a phenomenon where built-up areas – like cities with little vegetation – have higher temperatures than their surrounding areas.

At #CorcoranStatePrison in the arid #SanJoaquinValley of central #California, the average outdoor summer #heat index […]

via @eiturbanmobility.eu : How can urban forests help mitigate climate change?

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#climatechange #urbanism #urbanforest #miniforest #UrbanHeatIsland

Urban planners! 🌍 Access data, cases & language tips on #UrbanHeatIsland and beyond with the #ClimateConnectivityHub.

See how it can support your work 👉 https://connectivity-hub.weadapt.org

@fair2adapt-eosc-eu.bsky.social @weadapts.bsky.social @ipcc.bsky.social 

#ClimateAction

Columbus Implements Permeable Paving to Combat Urban Flooding and Heat Columbus introduces permeable paving to manage stormwater and reduce urban heat impacts.

Columbus is revolutionizing urban development with permeable paving, a game-changing initiative that could divert billions of gallons of stormwater and combat the heat island effect!

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#OH #StormwaterManagement #CitizenPortal #SustainableDevelopment #UrbanHeatIsland

Commissioner Bizer discusses heat island effects and reflective roofing solutions Commissioner Bizer advocates for solar reflective roofs to combat heat island impacts.

Kirkland's Planning Commission is tackling rising urban temperatures by proposing reflective roofing solutions that could keep your home cooler this summer!

Learn more here

#KirklandKingCounty #WA #CitizenPortal #SustainableDevelopment #UrbanHeatIsland #KirklandPlanning #ClimateAction

London today and tomorrow. Have shunned a jacket in an attempt to dress to the weather. Hope I don't melt.
#urbanheatisland

The Aircon Con…

I've seen rather too many claims of late about the 'necessity' to roll out universal air conditioning to save lives in the sort of heat domes that much of the world is now experiencing.
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#heatdome #air-conditioning #A/C #urbanheatisland

Why the Urban Heat Island Effect is a Story of a City’s Past An investigation into how historical urban planning in Cleveland (redlining) and modern development in Austin (sprawl) create deadly urban heat islands.

Why is one side of town hotter than another? The answer involves legacies now determining who is most at risk from extreme heat.

#UrbanHeatIsland #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #UrbanPlanning #FactRage #FactRageNews

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Actions to mainstream the LCZ framework into climate-resilient city building.

[3/3] L’étude appelle à relier les LCZ aux décisions concrètes : cibler les investissements dans les quartiers à risque, évaluer les bénéfices (santé, énergie, emploi) des solutions, et créer des données partagées pour mieux construire les villes face au climat. #geography #urbanheatisland

a The essence of LCZ is a combination of surface structure, cover and human activity. Surface structure describes the height and spacing of buildings and trees, such as the density of buildings (compact, open, sparse, vacant), the height of buildings (high-rise, mid-rise, low-rise), fabric (heavy, lightweight), and the type of vegetation (trees, shrubs, or low-growth), and affects the local climate by altering the balance of air currents, heat transport through the atmosphere, and short-wave and long-wave radiation. Surface cover describes the albedo, moisture supply, and heating/cooling potential of the ground, e.g., vegetative cover, bare soil, bodies of water, paved surfaces, snow, wetlands, etc. Human activity describes the differences in anthropogenic heat emissions, such as those from heavy industry, residential, and commercial. After going through their combinations and eliminating some unlikely classes, 17 standard LCZ classes were identified.

[2/3] Ce cadre permet d’identifier les zones sensibles aux fortes chaleurs ou à la pollution. Mais son usage reste limité faute de base de données mondiale, de collaboration entre disciplines et d’analyses coût-bénéfice pour guider les politiques locales d’adaptation. #geography #urbanheatisland

We need street trees, and it we can’t everywhere because of subsidence then we need smaller trees in bigger pots.

#UrbanHeatIsland

Scientists in Singapore have created a new cement-based white paint that cools buildings by mimicking the way humans sweat.

#CoolingPaint #GreenBuildings #SustainableTech #UrbanHeatIsland

Social connections help vulnerable people survive, as so artfully documented in "Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago" by @ericklinenberg.bsky.social when over 700 people died in 1995 #heat #heatwave #urbanheatisland #Toronto

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