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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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/08/cities-great-britain-most-vulnerable-extreme-heat-revealed <-- shared media article
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https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/new-urban-heat-islands-analysis <-- 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
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#urbanheatislands — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #urbanheatislands, aggregated by home.social.
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Texas landscaping professional says urban heat isn’t why native trees fail, and San Antonio proves it https://www.allforgardening.com/1934381/texas-landscaping-professional-says-urban-heat-isnt-why-native-trees-fail-and-san-antonio-proves-it/ #GardeningTexas #NativePlants #SanAntonio #texas #UrbanHeat #UrbanHeatIslands #UrbanLandscapes
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This #SOTMUS2026 session demonstrates a #Python program used to identify #urbanheatislands by utilizing #LANDSAT thermal band imagery and #OSM ways exported through #Overpass. The program calculates the land surface temperature exposure for each way.
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🔗 https://youtu.be/En2dNw2K3SQ?si=MoryVd0_7pRw_yVn
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Mehr Grünes für den Kanal!
Die Überlegungen zur Begrünung des Wienflusskanals sind weiter fortgeschritten als allgemein bekannt – sie wären auch rasch umsetzbar.
https://ingo.lantschner.name/post/2022-11-19-wienfluss-gruener-kanal/#UrbanHeatIslands #UHI #HitzeHotspots #Erderwärmung #Stadtplanung #Wienfluss #Fassadenbegrünung #Kletterpflanzen #Naschmarkt #Markthalle
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Belgium recorded Europe’s highest excess deaths during late June heat wave | Ukraine news https://www.byteseu.com/2234385/ #Belgium #BelgiumHeatWave #BelgiumHeatWaveExcessMortalitySciensanoReportUrbanHeatIslandsClimateAdaptation #ClimateAdaptation #ExcessMortality #News #SciensanoReport #UrbanHeatIslands
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https://www.europesays.com/be/30568/ Belgium recorded Europe’s highest excess deaths during late June heat wave | Ukraine news #Belgium #BelgiumHeatWave #BelgiumHeatWaveExcessMortalitySciensanoReportUrbanHeatIslandsClimateAdaptation #ClimateAdaptation #ExcessMortality #News #SciensanoReport #UrbanHeatIslands
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Europe sees 100,000 more extreme temperature deaths due to economic inequality, study finds
Economic inequality in Europe is leading to over 100,000 additional deaths associated with extreme temperatures, according to new…
#Europe #EU #adequatehealthcare #Economicinequality #heatwaves #temperaturecontrol #temperature-related #urbanheatislands
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‘Heat Batteries’ Leave Some City Blocks Scorched
It’s about to get hotter in our nation’s cities. Just how hot it gets depends not only on…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #climatechange #environmentaljustice #heat #heatbatteries #HeatIslandEffect #Houston #HoustonAdvancedResearchCenter #NewYorkCity #NOAA #Science #Texas #urbanheatislands #usda
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Break up the concrete! ⚒️ 🌳
Dallas is way too hot. The city says less pavement could help cool it down
"[Impervious surfaces] absorb 95% of the solar energy that hits them, raising the temperature around them. The goal is to encourage developers to incorporate more green space and trees, which cools things down on the ground."
https://www.keranews.org/news/2025-09-09/dallas-heat-islands-smart-surfaces-pavement-buildings
#Dallas #ClimateChange #UrbanHeatIslands #DylanDuke #SmartSurfaces #ParkingMinimums #KERANews #KERA
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🌍 Urban Heat Islands (UHI) are raising temperatures, worsening air quality, and posing health risks in urban areas. Learn how UHI affects city life and explore sustainable solutions to tackle this pressing issue. 🌱
Read more 👉 [https://rb.gy/pjvr4l]
#UrbanHeatIslands #SustainableCities #ClimateAction #GreenSolutions #EcoUrbanite
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Severe Pollution Is Slowing Down Warming in Major Cities https://www.byteseu.com/561724/ #Cities #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateScience #GlobalWarming #Pollution #UrbanHeatIslands
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> ... keeping a home steady at 75F requires about 30% more power when outside temperatures creep from 95F to 98F... many residents can’t afford higher energy bills. Sharp rises in energy demand stress electrical grids: in 2021, a heatwave in the Pacific north-west triggered rolling blackouts.. at least 600 deaths... urban heat islands, where asphalt traps more heat...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/11/air-conditioning-protect-extreme-heat
#ExtremeHeat #ClimateChaos #GlobalWarming #UrbanHeatIslands #AsphaltJungle
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It's amazing to me that a city that is in a once forested area can be so bare of trees. And developers are the problem...
"Seattle already ranks fifth in the nation for urban heat islands, posing serious health risks. The city’s 2021 tree canopy study also highlighted the unequal distribution of trees and the effects of that pattern, with people living in deforested neighborhoods like South Park and Beacon Hill experiencing shorter life spans and poorer health. While Seattle’s new Tree Canopy Equity and Resilience Plan aims to plant new trees in underserved areas, saplings on public land cannot compensate for the loss of hundreds of large, shade-providing residential trees during increasingly hot summers.
#SeattleWashington #UrbanForestry #UrbanHeatIslands #CapitalistPhilosophy #Sustainability #ClimateChange #SocialEquity
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How Mapping 'Heat Islands' Can Help Cities Prepare For Extreme Heat
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https://www.npr.org/2024/02/01/1227692559/how-mapping-heat-islands-can-help-cities-prepare-for-extreme-heat <-- shared media article
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https://www.heat.gov/pages/mapping-campaigns <-- NOAA / CAPA CAPA Heat Watch / Urban Heat Watch Program
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https://www.noaa.gov/news/2023-was-worlds-warmest-year-on-record-by-far <-- NOAA report, 2023 was the warmest year on record
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #urbanheat #urbanheatislands #monitoring #measurement #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #climatechange #extremeweather #temperature #temperatures #airtemperature #records #citizenscience #communityengagement #communityhealth #publichealth #city #cities #datagathering #airquality #heatmap #heatwaves #heatwave #heatdeath #heatstress #heatinjury #CAPA #NOAA #HeatWatch #sensors #extremeheat #urban #urbanplanning
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#Heatwave is here. Event is a bit less intense over srn BC. The peak thicknesses are over #Washington and #Oregon where low to mid 40s C are forecast. #urbanheatislands will be several degrees hotter.
These events are partly fuelled by moisture. In this case, remnant tropical cyclone vorticity anoms are pumping up the ridge and latent heat adding fuel. #atmosphericriver #bcstorm #heatdome
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"Nine cities have over one million people living in #UrbanHeatIslands, totaling 40 million people across the U.S.
Brady said she was surprised that these extra hot areas were dispersed across the cities.
“I was expecting that there was a big concentration of urban heat islands in the city cores, but in most cities, there’s a fairly sustained urban heat island index throughout the city and even around the city’s boundaries,” said Brady."
#heatwave
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27072023/new-york-los-angeles-chicago-houston-heat-islands/
