#heatisland — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #heatisland, aggregated by home.social.
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So much for your precious Winter Olympics, #Utah.
#utpol #2034WinterOlympics #Olympics #HeatIsland #BoxElderCounty #AI #DataCenter #Kevin_O_Leary #GreatSaltLakehttps://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/05/07/utahs-data-center-could-create/
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The Heat Island Effect is Warming Up the AI Data Center Controversy
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The Heat Island Effect is Warming Up the AI Data Center Controversy
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RE: https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/116334729524665446
New paper about local temperature impact of AI data centers:
The data heat island effect: quantifying the impact of AI data centers in a warming world
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403073048_The_data_heat_island_effect_quantifying_the_impact_of_AI_data_centers_in_a_warming_world -
The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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Bridging The Land Use Gap - Examining Tree Canopy Cover And Connectivity By Land Use In 10 U.S. Cities
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128626 <-- shared paper
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Example: https://seattle.gov/documents/Departments/OSE/Urban%20Forestry/2021%20Tree%20Canopy%20Assessment%20Report_FINAL_230227.pdf <-- shared 2021 City Of Seattle Tree Canopy Assessment- Final Report
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #treeequity #Landuse #landcover #Earthobservation #Environmentaljustice #Urbansustainability #Urbanpolicy #urbanplanning #remotesensing #city #cities #tree #treecanopy #heatstress #vegetation #management #monitoring #parks #recreation #greenspace #residential #industrial #canopycover #habitat #biodiversity #heatisland #connectivity #US #USA #citypark #urbanparks #treeplanting #planning #contagious #climate #ecology #publichealth -
From traffic channels to
"replacing them with shared surfaces, lower speeds, an ecological layer, and spatial ambiguity."Shared public spaces
"are expected to accommodate not only movement and encounter but also water infiltration, carbon sequestration, shade, biodiversity, and multispecies migration, while remaining safe and efficient conduits for people and infrastructure above and below ground.""Personal transportation is a primary driver of urban sprawl and the proliferation of intercity highways."
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https://landezine.com/streets-from-infrastructures-to-shared-ecologies/
#SharedSpace #PublicSpaces #mobility #pedestrians #micromobility #traffic #pollution #runoff #microclimate #heatisland #HumanScale #machines #cars #traffic #sprawl #BellingenShire #sprawl
Bellingen traffic channel -
From traffic channels to
"replacing them with shared surfaces, lower speeds, an ecological layer, and spatial ambiguity."Shared public spaces
"are expected to accommodate not only movement and encounter but also water infiltration, carbon sequestration, shade, biodiversity, and multispecies migration, while remaining safe and efficient conduits for people and infrastructure above and below ground.""Personal transportation is a primary driver of urban sprawl and the proliferation of intercity highways."
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https://landezine.com/streets-from-infrastructures-to-shared-ecologies/
#SharedSpace #PublicSpaces #mobility #pedestrians #micromobility #traffic #pollution #runoff #microclimate #heatisland #HumanScale #machines #cars #traffic #sprawl #BellingenShire #sprawl
Bellingen traffic channel -
From traffic channels to
"replacing them with shared surfaces, lower speeds, an ecological layer, and spatial ambiguity."Shared public spaces
"are expected to accommodate not only movement and encounter but also water infiltration, carbon sequestration, shade, biodiversity, and multispecies migration, while remaining safe and efficient conduits for people and infrastructure above and below ground.""Personal transportation is a primary driver of urban sprawl and the proliferation of intercity highways."
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https://landezine.com/streets-from-infrastructures-to-shared-ecologies/
#SharedSpace #PublicSpaces #mobility #pedestrians #micromobility #traffic #pollution #runoff #microclimate #heatisland #HumanScale #machines #cars #traffic #sprawl #BellingenShire #sprawl
Bellingen traffic channel -
From traffic channels to
"replacing them with shared surfaces, lower speeds, an ecological layer, and spatial ambiguity."Shared public spaces
"are expected to accommodate not only movement and encounter but also water infiltration, carbon sequestration, shade, biodiversity, and multispecies migration, while remaining safe and efficient conduits for people and infrastructure above and below ground.""Personal transportation is a primary driver of urban sprawl and the proliferation of intercity highways."
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https://landezine.com/streets-from-infrastructures-to-shared-ecologies/
#SharedSpace #PublicSpaces #mobility #pedestrians #micromobility #traffic #pollution #runoff #microclimate #heatisland #HumanScale #machines #cars #traffic #sprawl #BellingenShire #sprawl
Bellingen traffic channel -
From traffic channels to
"replacing them with shared surfaces, lower speeds, an ecological layer, and spatial ambiguity."Shared public spaces
"are expected to accommodate not only movement and encounter but also water infiltration, carbon sequestration, shade, biodiversity, and multispecies migration, while remaining safe and efficient conduits for people and infrastructure above and below ground.""Personal transportation is a primary driver of urban sprawl and the proliferation of intercity highways."
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https://landezine.com/streets-from-infrastructures-to-shared-ecologies/
#SharedSpace #PublicSpaces #mobility #pedestrians #micromobility #traffic #pollution #runoff #microclimate #heatisland #HumanScale #machines #cars #traffic #sprawl #BellingenShire #sprawl
Bellingen traffic channel -
Cities outpacing nations on climate action, worldwide
More practical governance, more accountability to constituents, more urgency due to heat island and urban flooding. Also, most cities are on rivers or coast.
Tree planting, building insulation, EVs, walkability, bikes, green space...
Cities are where most people live, so they punch above their weight.
##climatechange ##climatehope #cities #urban #trees #heatisland #urbanflooding
https://grist.org/cities/as-nations-lag-on-climate-action-cities-are-stepping-up/
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In US, Church owns a lot of property in #urban #heatisland areas. Extra effective, impact where it's most needed.
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#Texas needs these!
How an innovative portable shelter could help India's outdoor workers beat the heat https://buff.ly/b5i23r3
#climatechange #extremeheat #outdoors #workingoutdoor #outdoorliving #urbanization #heatisland #heatstress
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I'll briefly explain why you should build and renovate with bio-based materials, even if you don't want to save the climate. #heat #heatstress #heatisland #hitzeaktionstag
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Interesting as heck podcast #streetsMnPodcast
City heat island effect on groundwater
Now I want to go get in some caves under the city!
https://streets.mn/2025/04/02/minneapolis-urban-groundwater-heat-island-effect/
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#Bangkok needs to do more
"Halfway into his term as city governor, Chadchart still rates himself a 5 out of 10, which is e same as last year.. In an opinion poll last year, e public response was underwhelming.. Some say they hv a low #qualityoflife.. If Mr Chadchart cares about the impact of #climatechange on Bangkok & how the city will mitigate it, he didn't address e issue in his present'n. It's unclear if he is aware of e urban #heatisland menace which has intensified"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2802048/city-needs-to-do-more -
New York Will Plant Thousands Of Trees Using New Tech To Maximize Foliage Impact
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/30/new-york-city-tree-planting-lidar-mapping <-- shared media article
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https://labs.aap.cornell.edu/daslab/projects/treefolio <-- Tree Folio NYC, a 3D mapping tool
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https://www.jillhubley.com/project/nyctrees/#GIBI <-- NYC Street Trees By Species [webmap]
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #LiDAR #remotesensing #vegetation #trees #treeplanting #newyork #newyorkcity #NYC #maps #survey #canopy #urbanforest #heatstress #heatsink #heatisland #environmentaljustice #environment #environmentalscience #city #cities #planning #urbandesign #urbanplanning #TreeFolioNYC #Cornell #climatechange #species #3dmapping #visualisation #publichealth -
Dubai's heat island effect extends out to to the point of significantly increasing the temperature and salinity of the Persian Gulf.
#Dubai #HeatIsland #PersianGulf #climate #ClimateCrisis #water #GiftArticle
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In Kashmir, Bellwether Of India’s Changing Climate, Heatwaves, Receding Glaciers, Drying Rivers, Power Cuts & Falling Harvests
Environmental damage, unregulated construction and government policies have exacerbated the effects of global warming and hit livelihoods in a region that reflects and affects subcontinental weather.
#kashmir #ClimateChange #jhelum #chenab #heatwaves #RainfallDeficit #ElNino #construction #HeatIsland #agriculture #india
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"#AirConditioners used as a solution against #urban #heat are actually making it worse."
#Singapore, the #GardenCity, is still a #concrete jungle and "#HeatIsland" and is trying to make use of passive #technologies, like greenery, both on the street and the #skyscraper level.
Back alleys can reach 60° C (140° F) due to #AC usage.
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once is rethinking every aspect of #city living, where most people live and to where most are moving.
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Urban islands of heat:
On #ClimateChange and the #UrbanHeatIsland effect in developing countries blindly following the American style of "development", personal stories from people trying to cope with these both climate and architecturally magnified heatwaves.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1775206
#ClimateCrisis #Pakistan #India #Bangladesh #GlobalSouth #GlobalWarming #Heatwave #HeatIsland #SouthAsia #Lahore #UrbanPlanning #Urbanism #Urban #LUMS #ClimateDiary
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🔥 🌡️ 🏨 El mapa de calor del Ayuntamiento de Madrid: descubre si vives en una zona con temperaturas “extremadamente altas”
El área geográfica del consistorio clasifica la ciudad en ocho niveles de confort climático, según les afecte el fenómeno de la isla de calor
— El punto más cálido de Madrid está en medio de Malasaña: una plaza con 8ºC más que la Casa de Campo
#Madrid #CrisisClimática #ClimateChange #IslaDeCalor #HeatIsland
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Could 50°C in the towns and cities of Wales be liveable?
Summary of suggestionsLessons from southern EuropeWhat temperatures are plausible in Wales?Why are urban areas particularly susceptible to summer overheating? Shade as the solution?(Water as the solution)Suggestions to prepare Wales’ urban areas for a hot futureWho’s doing urban trees […]
https://clubb.cymru/2023/08/14/preparing-for-50-degree-towns-and-cities/
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A new study by Caltech researchers has found that low-income neighbourhoods in Los Angeles experience higher temperatures than affluent areas. This is due to the urban heat island effect, which is influenced by vegetation, building materials, and population density. The heat disparity can negatively impact the health, well-being, and productivity of the residents in the hotter areas.
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@lissaharris also from a #climateaction perspective:
- Win.Climate study shows winter energy saving costs from #heatpumps are greater mainly in Hudson Valley and upstate regions.
- I would expect energy savings in NYC and suburbs would be greater in summer compared to other regions because of the #heatisland effect
- NYRenews's CJJ Package doesn't include this legislation but seems like with additional summertime savings data would make economic sense & strong #climateadvocacy for all involved