🌡️This gripping article from #OrdnanceSurvey explores the current and future risks posed by the #urbanheatislandeffect. Integrating #naturebasedsolutions is a cost-effective way to mitigate these risks, benefit biodiversity, and deliver #ecosystemservices.
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/new-urb...
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/new-urb...
New urban heat islands analysis | OS
After a summer of record temperatures and heatwaves, new Ordnance Survey analysis reveals where urban heat islands could intensify most this century.
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
September 25, 2026 at 9:41 AM
🌡️This gripping article from #OrdnanceSurvey explores the current and future risks posed by the #urbanheatislandeffect. Integrating #naturebasedsolutions is a cost-effective way to mitigate these risks, benefit biodiversity, and deliver #ecosystemservices.
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/new-urb...
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/new-urb...
P.S. here's a thread I put together on topic last year.. mu.social/profile/sfsu... #urbanheatislandeffect #climate #design
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Greening the World's Cities With Behavioral Science — with Environmental Engineer Katie Patrick, explaining the multidimensional risks of urban heat islands and what we can do.
youtu.be/qismvRYAPhQ #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Cities #Health #Complexity #Climate #Heat #Science #Design #Urbandesign
Greening the World's Cities With Behavioral Science — with Environmental Engineer Katie Patrick, explaining the multidimensional risks of urban heat islands and what we can do.
youtu.be/qismvRYAPhQ #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Cities #Health #Complexity #Climate #Heat #Science #Design #Urbandesign
Greening the World's Cities With Behavioral Science | Katie Patrick, Urban Canopy
YouTube video by How to Save the World
youtu.be
July 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
P.S. here's a thread I put together on topic last year.. mu.social/profile/sfsu... #urbanheatislandeffect #climate #design
Our #SurfaceTemperature Detectives collected some surprising data last week! Can you believe a surface in Dublin was 50°C?! That's the #HeatWave & the #UrbanHeatIslandEffect at play. The best way to counteract is by increasing urban trees & greenspaces.
@epaireland.bsky.social @antaisce.bsky.social
@epaireland.bsky.social @antaisce.bsky.social
July 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Our #SurfaceTemperature Detectives collected some surprising data last week! Can you believe a surface in Dublin was 50°C?! That's the #HeatWave & the #UrbanHeatIslandEffect at play. The best way to counteract is by increasing urban trees & greenspaces.
@epaireland.bsky.social @antaisce.bsky.social
@epaireland.bsky.social @antaisce.bsky.social
✨ You start where you are—where you live, work, study, grow, and/or play; in a way that lifts you, as it also lifts others, our larger communities, and the ecosystems we’re all nested within
✨More info:
www.harvestingrainwater.com #Books 📚✨ #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Climatechange #SocialResilience
✨More info:
www.harvestingrainwater.com #Books 📚✨ #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Climatechange #SocialResilience
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster
Award-winning books and resources to help you create abundant & productive homes, landscapes, and communities fed by the rain.
www.harvestingrainwater.com
July 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
✨ You start where you are—where you live, work, study, grow, and/or play; in a way that lifts you, as it also lifts others, our larger communities, and the ecosystems we’re all nested within
✨More info:
www.harvestingrainwater.com #Books 📚✨ #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Climatechange #SocialResilience
✨More info:
www.harvestingrainwater.com #Books 📚✨ #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Climatechange #SocialResilience
They also help lower city temperatures caused by the urban heat island effect.
#TinyForests #CanopyCover #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #warmingClimate #Sydney
#TinyForests #CanopyCover #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #warmingClimate #Sydney
Tiny forests popping up across Sydney as part of effort to restore urban tree canopy www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07... via @ABCaustralia
Tiny forests planted in Sydney to restore urban tree canopy
Using enriched soil and densely planted trees, the pocket forests can fit into small underutilised spaces owned by councils.
www.abc.net.au
July 5, 2026 at 4:21 AM
They also help lower city temperatures caused by the urban heat island effect.
#TinyForests #CanopyCover #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #warmingClimate #Sydney
#TinyForests #CanopyCover #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #warmingClimate #Sydney
“How cities are fighting back against the ‘ #HeatIslandEffect’” — National Geographic
#ClimateCrisis #Heat #ExtremeHeat #HeatIllness #UrbanHeatIslandEffect
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#ClimateCrisis #Heat #ExtremeHeat #HeatIllness #UrbanHeatIslandEffect
apple.news/Ala3yeMP_ReK...
How cities are fighting back against the 'heat island effect' — National Geographic
As temperatures rise, researchers are rethinking how cities measure and respond to urban heat. But experts say successful solutions require finding solutions tailored to local conditions rather than r...
apple.news
June 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
“How cities are fighting back against the ‘ #HeatIslandEffect’” — National Geographic
#ClimateCrisis #Heat #ExtremeHeat #HeatIllness #UrbanHeatIslandEffect
apple.news/Ala3yeMP_ReK...
#ClimateCrisis #Heat #ExtremeHeat #HeatIllness #UrbanHeatIslandEffect
apple.news/Ala3yeMP_ReK...
New research in #RESInsectConsDiv
Urban warming alters body size in Neotropical geometrid #moths: Divergent patterns at community and intraspecific scales
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70094
#UrbanInsects #Geometridae #UrbanHeatIslandEffect
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
Urban warming alters body size in Neotropical geometrid #moths: Divergent patterns at community and intraspecific scales
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70094
#UrbanInsects #Geometridae #UrbanHeatIslandEffect
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
June 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
New research in #RESInsectConsDiv
Urban warming alters body size in Neotropical geometrid #moths: Divergent patterns at community and intraspecific scales
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70094
#UrbanInsects #Geometridae #UrbanHeatIslandEffect
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
Urban warming alters body size in Neotropical geometrid #moths: Divergent patterns at community and intraspecific scales
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70094
#UrbanInsects #Geometridae #UrbanHeatIslandEffect
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
A new study suggests that the #urbanheatislandeffect can increase warming in Indian cities by as much as 60%.
youtube.com/shorts/YKVTH...
Vaishnavi Rathore and Kritika Pant report from #Delhi on why temperatures vary across neighbourhoods and how urban planning shapes exposure to extreme heat.
youtube.com/shorts/YKVTH...
Vaishnavi Rathore and Kritika Pant report from #Delhi on why temperatures vary across neighbourhoods and how urban planning shapes exposure to extreme heat.
How the Urban Heat Island Effect is affecting Indian cities
YouTube video by Scroll.in
youtube.com
June 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
A new study suggests that the #urbanheatislandeffect can increase warming in Indian cities by as much as 60%.
youtube.com/shorts/YKVTH...
Vaishnavi Rathore and Kritika Pant report from #Delhi on why temperatures vary across neighbourhoods and how urban planning shapes exposure to extreme heat.
youtube.com/shorts/YKVTH...
Vaishnavi Rathore and Kritika Pant report from #Delhi on why temperatures vary across neighbourhoods and how urban planning shapes exposure to extreme heat.
It’s late May, time to fire up the thermal camera to show that it doesn’t have to be hot to be hot. These were all taken with an air temp of 79 degrees on a warm day in the Pacific Northwest. This is the power of shade. #urbanheatislandeffect #uhi #shade This is the importance of #urbancooling
May 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It’s late May, time to fire up the thermal camera to show that it doesn’t have to be hot to be hot. These were all taken with an air temp of 79 degrees on a warm day in the Pacific Northwest. This is the power of shade. #urbanheatislandeffect #uhi #shade This is the importance of #urbancooling
Want to learn about design and policy ideas to address the Urban Heat Island Effect? Start here.
A helpful guide to all past and future articles on the Urban Cooling site, neatly organized into seven categories.
#urbandesign
#climatechange
#urbanheatislandeffect
#cityplanning
#sustainability
A helpful guide to all past and future articles on the Urban Cooling site, neatly organized into seven categories.
#urbandesign
#climatechange
#urbanheatislandeffect
#cityplanning
#sustainability
Urban Cooling: Table of Contents
A Quick Reference Guide to Past and Future Articles
urbancooling.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Want to learn about design and policy ideas to address the Urban Heat Island Effect? Start here.
A helpful guide to all past and future articles on the Urban Cooling site, neatly organized into seven categories.
#urbandesign
#climatechange
#urbanheatislandeffect
#cityplanning
#sustainability
A helpful guide to all past and future articles on the Urban Cooling site, neatly organized into seven categories.
#urbandesign
#climatechange
#urbanheatislandeffect
#cityplanning
#sustainability
Heatwave again possible on Monday. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Cities are warmer than the surrounding countryside due to human activities: th#UrbanHeatIslandEffectct (see the temperature maps of London...to see why the term island is used). conserverliving.blogspot.com/2013/07/urba...ml
Cities are warmer than the surrounding countryside due to human activities: th#UrbanHeatIslandEffectct (see the temperature maps of London...to see why the term island is used). conserverliving.blogspot.com/2013/07/urba...ml
Urban Heat Islands
A blog about the environment, sustainability, ecology, ethics & politics, by Glenn Vowles
conserverliving.blogspot.com
August 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Heatwave again possible on Monday. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Cities are warmer than the surrounding countryside due to human activities: th#UrbanHeatIslandEffectct (see the temperature maps of London...to see why the term island is used). conserverliving.blogspot.com/2013/07/urba...ml
Cities are warmer than the surrounding countryside due to human activities: th#UrbanHeatIslandEffectct (see the temperature maps of London...to see why the term island is used). conserverliving.blogspot.com/2013/07/urba...ml
Love this. Why can't #berms be gardens and meadows, with wonderful insect communities and birdlife instead of sterile, mowed within an inch of their life, grass. 👏
Auckland environmentalist wins battle to protect urban style jungle
#UrbanHeatIslandEffect #SpongeCities
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Auckland environmentalist wins battle to protect urban style jungle
#UrbanHeatIslandEffect #SpongeCities
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Auckland environmentalist wins battle to protect urban style jungle
Mark van Kaathoven has worked on the berm gardens outside his home and neighbouring properties for more than three decades.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 5, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Love this. Why can't #berms be gardens and meadows, with wonderful insect communities and birdlife instead of sterile, mowed within an inch of their life, grass. 👏
Auckland environmentalist wins battle to protect urban style jungle
#UrbanHeatIslandEffect #SpongeCities
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Auckland environmentalist wins battle to protect urban style jungle
#UrbanHeatIslandEffect #SpongeCities
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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
#UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Urbanheatisland #climatechange #Urbanplanning #Urbandesign
How Do we Measure the Heat Island Effect?
It's getting hot out there, let's measure and track it.
urbancooling.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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
#UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Urbanheatisland #climatechange #Urbanplanning #Urbandesign
I love stories like this, great people making important changes, something easily replicable worldwide #soilhealth #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #UncommonCourage youtu.be/kPrb66VbumM?...
Reclaiming concrete: How Swiss cities are going green | Focus on Europe
YouTube video by DW News
youtu.be
July 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I love stories like this, great people making important changes, something easily replicable worldwide #soilhealth #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #UncommonCourage youtu.be/kPrb66VbumM?...
After spending a few days in Auckland city last summer I can vouch the #UrbanHeatIslandEffect is alive and well.
NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes.
theconversation.com/nz-cities-ar...
NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes.
theconversation.com/nz-cities-ar...
NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes
Converting open-air car parks and creating green cooling corridors on transport routes is an easy and affordable way to beat the city heat as the climate changes.
theconversation.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
After spending a few days in Auckland city last summer I can vouch the #UrbanHeatIslandEffect is alive and well.
NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes.
theconversation.com/nz-cities-ar...
NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes.
theconversation.com/nz-cities-ar...
Watch the full-length MEERTALK this month, June 2025, with Prof. Xuhui Lee, where he discusses #urbanmicroclimates and #greenspacemitigation.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkHW...
#urbanheatisland #urbanheatislandeffect #climatechange #climatescience #heatmitigation #climateaction #climateadaptation
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkHW...
#urbanheatisland #urbanheatislandeffect #climatechange #climatescience #heatmitigation #climateaction #climateadaptation
MEERTALK JUNE 2025 - Prof. Xuhui Lee
Cities generate their own microclimate via replacement of natural surfaces with buildings and other artificial structures. In this talk, Professor Xuhui Lee ...
www.youtube.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Watch the full-length MEERTALK this month, June 2025, with Prof. Xuhui Lee, where he discusses #urbanmicroclimates and #greenspacemitigation.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkHW...
#urbanheatisland #urbanheatislandeffect #climatechange #climatescience #heatmitigation #climateaction #climateadaptation
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkHW...
#urbanheatisland #urbanheatislandeffect #climatechange #climatescience #heatmitigation #climateaction #climateadaptation
Inspiring project🌳🍃🌳✨
'At the launch of the project, 120,000 individual plants and 12,500 trees were added to roads and parks across the city. By 2021, the figure had reached 2.5 million plants and 880,000 trees'
reasonstobecheerful.world/green-corrid... #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Medellín #Colombia
'At the launch of the project, 120,000 individual plants and 12,500 trees were added to roads and parks across the city. By 2021, the figure had reached 2.5 million plants and 880,000 trees'
reasonstobecheerful.world/green-corrid... #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Medellín #Colombia
May 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Inspiring project🌳🍃🌳✨
'At the launch of the project, 120,000 individual plants and 12,500 trees were added to roads and parks across the city. By 2021, the figure had reached 2.5 million plants and 880,000 trees'
reasonstobecheerful.world/green-corrid... #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Medellín #Colombia
'At the launch of the project, 120,000 individual plants and 12,500 trees were added to roads and parks across the city. By 2021, the figure had reached 2.5 million plants and 880,000 trees'
reasonstobecheerful.world/green-corrid... #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Medellín #Colombia
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Greening the World's Cities With Behavioral Science — with Environmental Engineer Katie Patrick, explaining the multidimensional risks of urban heat islands and what we can do.
youtu.be/qismvRYAPhQ #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Cities #Health #Complexity #Climate #Heat #Science #Design #Urbandesign
Greening the World's Cities With Behavioral Science — with Environmental Engineer Katie Patrick, explaining the multidimensional risks of urban heat islands and what we can do.
youtu.be/qismvRYAPhQ #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Cities #Health #Complexity #Climate #Heat #Science #Design #Urbandesign
Greening the World's Cities With Behavioral Science | Katie Patrick, Urban Canopy
YouTube video by How to Save the World
youtu.be
May 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Greening the World's Cities With Behavioral Science — with Environmental Engineer Katie Patrick, explaining the multidimensional risks of urban heat islands and what we can do.
youtu.be/qismvRYAPhQ #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Cities #Health #Complexity #Climate #Heat #Science #Design #Urbandesign
Greening the World's Cities With Behavioral Science — with Environmental Engineer Katie Patrick, explaining the multidimensional risks of urban heat islands and what we can do.
youtu.be/qismvRYAPhQ #UrbanHeatIslandEffect #Cities #Health #Complexity #Climate #Heat #Science #Design #Urbandesign
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'Cities can also slow the pace of urban heat island-driven warming trends by taking sometimes simple steps. Research shows that the health benefits of urban heat island reduction could be substantial' #Urbanheatislandeffect #cities #climate #health
'Cities can also slow the pace of urban heat island-driven warming trends by taking sometimes simple steps. Research shows that the health benefits of urban heat island reduction could be substantial' #Urbanheatislandeffect #cities #climate #health
May 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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'Cities can also slow the pace of urban heat island-driven warming trends by taking sometimes simple steps. Research shows that the health benefits of urban heat island reduction could be substantial' #Urbanheatislandeffect #cities #climate #health
'Cities can also slow the pace of urban heat island-driven warming trends by taking sometimes simple steps. Research shows that the health benefits of urban heat island reduction could be substantial' #Urbanheatislandeffect #cities #climate #health
Hey BlueSky! Follow me here for ways we can fight the #UrbanHeatIslandEffect through better #UrbanDesign #Planning #Architectire and the integration of the built environment and the natural environment.
Urban Cooling | Adam L Tate | Substack
Welcome to the Urban Cooling Institute. Here we explore design strategies and technologies for combating the Urban Heat Island effect. A how to guide on ways to make our cities cool and make our citie...
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Hey BlueSky! Follow me here for ways we can fight the #UrbanHeatIslandEffect through better #UrbanDesign #Planning #Architectire and the integration of the built environment and the natural environment.
The spread of (reflective) greenhouses in south-east Spain has led to a measurable (0.3 C) fall in local temperatures #urbanheatislandeffect
January 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The spread of (reflective) greenhouses in south-east Spain has led to a measurable (0.3 C) fall in local temperatures #urbanheatislandeffect
Well damn, #NYC has the worst #UrbanHeatIslandEffect in America too?!
“Nowhere in America is the ‘urban heat island effect’ – when limited green space and widespread asphalt traps heat – worse than in New York City, where heat kills over 350 New Yorkers every year.”
“Nowhere in America is the ‘urban heat island effect’ – when limited green space and widespread asphalt traps heat – worse than in New York City, where heat kills over 350 New Yorkers every year.”
NYC’s Hottest Bus Stops: NASA DEVELOP and Transportation Alternatives Release New Report and Data Analysis — Transportation Alternatives
People living near the city’s hottest bus stops are 56% more likely to be Latino, 24% more likely to be Black, and 40% more likely to be non-white than people living within a quarter-mile of the…
buff.ly
August 29, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Well damn, #NYC has the worst #UrbanHeatIslandEffect in America too?!
“Nowhere in America is the ‘urban heat island effect’ – when limited green space and widespread asphalt traps heat – worse than in New York City, where heat kills over 350 New Yorkers every year.”
“Nowhere in America is the ‘urban heat island effect’ – when limited green space and widespread asphalt traps heat – worse than in New York City, where heat kills over 350 New Yorkers every year.”
New publication: Some like it hot: adaptation to the urban heat island in common #dandelion, by @ywoudstra @kjfverhoeven and others. #urbanheatislandeffect #floweringphenology #climatechange #urbanization
https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrae040
https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrae040
December 2, 2024 at 10:03 PM
New publication: Some like it hot: adaptation to the urban heat island in common #dandelion, by @ywoudstra @kjfverhoeven and others. #urbanheatislandeffect #floweringphenology #climatechange #urbanization
https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrae040
https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrae040