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  1. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Cities In Great Britain Most Vulnerable To Extreme Heat Revealed
    (OS index examines which ‘urban heat islands’ suffer the most – and which cope the best with rising temperatures)
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    theguardian.com/environment/20 <-- shared media article
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    ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/new- <-- shared technical article, OS Heat Vulnerability Index
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    H/T @joe Clarkson | Campaign Manager - Diffusion PR
    “[The H/T] work[ed] … closely with Ordnance Survey (OS) on new research into which of Britain's cities are most vulnerable to retaining extreme heat, and how that vulnerability shifts between now and the turn of the century as record temperatures continue to climb…
    The newly commissioned OS Heat Vulnerability Index scored 71 cities across Britain using #4EI satellite temperature readings, @Met Office climate modelling projections from 2040 to 2100, and Ordnance Survey data on the makeup of natural and made environments in our cities. Put together, it measures how global warming will impact future heat vulnerability, and how urban heat islands form; a process in which hard surfaces absorb solar radiation through the day to keep centres warm overnight, while rural environments cool.
    Anyone who has been unfortunate enough to stand on a Tube platform or walk through central London this summer, or tried to sleep through a heatwave in a flat that hasn't cooled in months already knows what retained heat feels like. But it's more than an uncomfortable feeling. Extreme heat is claiming an increasing number of lives each year, and location-based intelligence like this is essential to support decisions on how we effectively mitigate and protect against climate change to save lives and protect critical infrastructure.
    What this analysis does is put a number on extreme heat, and shows where it's heading. As Britain's climate continues to warm, the capacity of our cities to cool themselves naturally will only matter more…”
    #ClimateChange #Heat #UrbanHeat #Heatwave #Climate #Warming #Infrastructure #London #Portsmouth #Resilience #OrdnanceSurvey #Geospatial #Data #extremeweather #extremeweather #publichealth #publicsafety #deaths #UK #GreatBritain #OS #HeatVulnerabilityIndex #vulnerability #spatialanalysis #mapping #model #modeling #analysis #spatiotemporal #climate #climatemodeling #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #solarradiation #natural #manmade #retainedheat #mitigation #planning #policy #infrastructure #concrete #asphalt #buildings #hardsurfaces #globalwarming #urbanheatislands #cities #urban
    @Ordnance Survey

    #4ei #climatechange #heat #urbanheat #heatwave #climate
  2. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Cities In Great Britain Most Vulnerable To Extreme Heat Revealed
    (OS index examines which ‘urban heat islands’ suffer the most – and which cope the best with rising temperatures)
    --
    theguardian.com/environment/20 <-- shared media article
    --
    ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/new- <-- shared technical article, OS Heat Vulnerability Index
    --
    H/T @joe Clarkson | Campaign Manager - Diffusion PR
    “[The H/T] work[ed] … closely with Ordnance Survey (OS) on new research into which of Britain's cities are most vulnerable to retaining extreme heat, and how that vulnerability shifts between now and the turn of the century as record temperatures continue to climb…
    The newly commissioned OS Heat Vulnerability Index scored 71 cities across Britain using satellite temperature readings, @Met Office climate modelling projections from 2040 to 2100, and Ordnance Survey data on the makeup of natural and made environments in our cities. Put together, it measures how global warming will impact future heat vulnerability, and how urban heat islands form; a process in which hard surfaces absorb solar radiation through the day to keep centres warm overnight, while rural environments cool.
    Anyone who has been unfortunate enough to stand on a Tube platform or walk through central London this summer, or tried to sleep through a heatwave in a flat that hasn't cooled in months already knows what retained heat feels like. But it's more than an uncomfortable feeling. Extreme heat is claiming an increasing number of lives each year, and location-based intelligence like this is essential to support decisions on how we effectively mitigate and protect against climate change to save lives and protect critical infrastructure.
    What this analysis does is put a number on extreme heat, and shows where it's heading. As Britain's climate continues to warm, the capacity of our cities to cool themselves naturally will only matter more…”

    @Ordnance Survey

    #4ei #climatechange #heat #urbanheat #heatwave #climate