Death of Sydney’s front yards revealed as homes and driveways get bigger In parts of the city the front garden has declined by 46 per cent and tree canopy fell 62 per cent when comparing homes before and after a knock-down rebuild.

New research shows"...average front garden in Sydney’s west and north-western suburbs has declined by 46 per cent, and front yard tree canopy fell by 62 per cent..."
#climateactionnow #greenspaces #biodiversity
#sustainablecities #UHI

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

I recommended these guys to the cleaner at #UHI #Orkney last week who was playing Afro Celt Sound System while cleaning up after all of us staff and students 😊Two brilliant bands

Urban #heat islands are of course also present in winter. Here nicely illustrated for #Amsterdam, while the countryside was covered with fresh #snow. #UHI > 3 degrees. More at: maq-observations.nl

Seventy-Two Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2025, From a Luxury Spa in Pompeii to a Pair of World War I Messages in a Bottle The year's most exciting discoveries included the site where a young George Washington stopped a friendly fire incident, the missing torso of a Buddha statue and a hidden Picasso painting

How exciting, the #Medieval sandstone head found at the @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social excavation at Skaill Farm, Rousay #Orkney made the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social list of fascinating finds of 2025
#Archaeology #ThinkUHI #UHI
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/seve...

Wrong, Phys.org, Faulty Thermometers Aren’t Evidence of a ‘Climate Roller Coaster’ Phys.org does its readers a disservice by not fact checking the Nature study and examining other possible causes for its conclusions. Instead of a thoughtful scientific examination of the novel claims made in the study it is reporting on, Phys.org’s readers got a fawning, uncritical summary of the flawed Nature study, which exaggerates day-to-day variability based on the well-documented role of UHI and siting flaws. That’s not inquisitive journalism, that’s promotion; in reality no better than a press release.

This is fantastic news. The opportunities AEONS will provide are immense. #UHI #Archaeology Institue is tiny compared to other universities, yet continues to deliver world-class research and education, AEONS will enable this research to continue and grow. Congratulations to the whole team #Orkney

The snowy peak of the mountain, Ben Cruachan. Text reads: Mountains Matter

Mountains aren’t just landscapes — they are complex systems linking ecology, culture, and climate.
@cmountainstudies.bsky.social explores land use, ownership, community values, & the role mountains play from summit to sea.
Read more: c-js.uk/3KejRvJ
#InternationalMountainDay #MountainScience #UHI

‘Here’s to the next decade of discovery’ – marking ten years of the UHI Archaeology Institute The UHI Archaeology Institute marked a major milestone recently with a tenth anniversary celebration at the UHI Orkney campus in Kirkwall.

The UHI #Archaeology Institute marked a major milestone recently with a tenth anniversary celebration at the UHI Orkney campus in Kirkwall.
#studyarchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHI Orkney

Gillian Maxwell UHI is developing a faster, more accurate UTI test with iDE8! 🧪

We’re proud to supply the DLab SP-V1000 Spectrophotometer helping make testing easier, cheaper & more reliable.

Read here - www.wolflabs.co.uk/news/develop...

#UTI #Innovation #UHI #iDE8 #LabTech

MSc Sustainable Energy Solutions course

I also completed a more detailed study as part of my #UHI #UniversityHighlandsIslands course
#SustainableEnergy solutions

www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/m...

Wider than Living : Exhibition The next exhibition at the Northlight Gallery, Stromness is Wider Than Living, works by UHI Orkney MA Contemporary Art & Archaeology 2025 Graduates. The exhibition is on from 14 to 25 November, 11 am to 4pm. It includes drop-in workshops. (Closed Friday 21 November). Thursday 20 November is a chance to meet the artists.

📣 CALLING ALL @thinkuhi.bsky.social STUDENTS 📣

Staff are going on strike tomorrow to take a stand against compulsory redundancies at #UHI

Here is what you need to know 👇

#SaveUHI #ThinkUHI #HISA #UCU #UCUScotland #UCURising #Strikes

@ucu.org.uk @ucuscotland.bsky.social

🔬Scientists Under the Microscope with Dr Emma Coghill

WolfLabs shines a light on researchers making a real impact!

Emma, from UHI, is improving the safety of blood-contacting medical devices using NO-releasing materials.

👉 wolflabs.co.uk/news/scienti...

#LabLife #UHI

We are well aware that times are tight for everyone - but every penny helps #UHI staff fight back against these cuts

#StrikeFund #SaveUHI #ThinkUHI #StopTheCuts #UCU #UCUScotland

@ucu.org.uk @ucuscotland.bsky.social

SAVE UHI - STOP THE CUTS The University announced on Wednesday 20 August plans to put 16 roles in the university's Executive Office (EO)  at risk of compulsory redundancy to save £2 million.  This announcement come...

Do you want to show support for the #UHI staff at risk of redundancy?

Sign our #MegaphoneUK petition today 👇
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/save-uhi-stop-the-cuts

#ThinkUHI #SaveUHI #StopTheCuts #UCU #UCUScotland

@ucu.org.uk @ucuscotland.bsky.social

We are now on Bluesky! Show us some love and hit the follow button 💜

#UHI #ThinkUHI #UCU #UCUScotland

@ucu.org.uk @ucuscotland.bsky.social

#UHI

🐾 Scottish Terriers are up to 20x more likely to get bladder cancer. At UHI, researchers are exploring genetic causes & early detection. Supported by Hettich centrifuges from WolfLabs.

👉 Read more: www.wolflabs.co.uk/news/investi...

#ThinkUHI #UHI #ScottishTerrier #Centrifuges

The Guardian Is Wrong: Cities Are Hotter Because of the UHI Effect, Not Increased CO₂ he Guardian’s narrative collapses under scrutiny, because it ignores the UHI effect. Cities are not thermometers for the planet.

The Guardian Is Wrong: Cities Are Hotter Because of the UHI Effect, Not Increased CO₂ he Guardian’s narrative collapses under scrutiny, because it ignores the UHI effect. Cities are not thermometers for the planet.

The Guardian Is Wrong: Cities Are Hotter Because of the UHI Effect, Not Increased CO₂ he Guardian’s narrative collapses under scrutiny, because it ignores the UHI effect. Cities are not thermometers for the planet.

MET OFFICE SHOCK: UK Temperature Network Goes From Bad to Even Worse in Just 18 Months Over the 18 months, it appears that 20 new sites have been opened ,,,64.7% are starting life in the Class 4/5 junk lane.

Nor will #abundance dorks be taken seriously unless they support mitigating #UHI before they remove all the heat mitigating tree canopy.

Synthesizing the evidence on green and blue infrastructure for urban temperature mitigation in Canada Urban green and blue infrastructure (UGBI) is increasingly integrated into cities for its numerous benefits, particularly their cooling effects. As the body of evidence on UGBI cooling ability grows, ...

📢 Paper alert! Our new Environmental Reviews paper is the first systematic review of Canadian evidence on how #GreenInfrastructure + #BlueInfrastructure cool cities. Grateful to my co-authors & to NSERC + Caivan Communities for support. 👉 doi.org/10.1139/er-2... #Canada #UHI #EcosystemServices

2 weeks to go to Place-based Walkshop #UHI #Inverness . Learn more & book your space at thriveoutdoors.org.uk/what-we-offe... Discover new ways to explore & share #OutdoorLearning #nature #heritage @eyscotland.bsky.social @glasgowcc.bsky.social #Perth @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social

Nothing gentle about this work. We should have #UBI which would be great for slower parts of years. #UHI would make it easier to tend to health & body pain & help industry overall.
We ALL benefit Rely on for public health. Honor labor &pay them their due.

The image at the top shows the logo for the National Student Survey (NSS) in large, bold, white capital letters. Below the acronym, the full text "National Student Survey" is written in purple. The bottom image contains a stylized logo with the word "HISA" in bold capital letters. The text is enclosed within a slanted rectangular border. The colour scheme transitions in a gradient from teal on the left to purple on the right.

@thinkuhi.bsky.social is 2nd in Scotland in the National Student Survey 2024-25 for overall satisfaction in the history category & @uhihistory.bsky.social team received 10 Highlands & Islands Students Association nominations & highly commended awards in 4 different categories. Well done!

#UHI

Science cycling in the morning.
Thanks to JHU for allowing me to tag along!
#baltimore #heat #UHI #cycle

New Study: A City’s Industry Center, Airport Up To 12°C Warmer Than Nearby Forests, Vegetation “In contrast, cold spots characterized by dense vegetation showed a notable cooling effect, with LST differences reaching −3.7 °C. Similarly, proximity to water bodies contributed to temperature mitigation, as areas near significant water sources recorded lower daytime LST differences, averaging −4.09 °C.”

Zeke Hausfarter makes an idiot of himself again whining about #UHI .. panicking much?