Urban areas usually experience the urban heat island (UHI) effect, that is, they are significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas. The temperature...

communities. The idea is closely tied to the urban heat island effect, where a major cause to urban heat inequity is increased urbanization. There is...

of surfaces in urban areas, can minimize urban heat island, resulting in a lower magnitude of the urban heat island effect in urban areas. By minimizing...

is currently a suburb under study, examining the problems of the urban heat island effect. The bitumen-surfaced roads surrounding infrastructures are...

Intertropical Convergence Zone, brings rainy seasons to savannah climes. The urban heat island effect leads to increased rainfall, both in amounts and intensity...

easterly. Sydney experiences an urban heat island effect, making certain parts of the city more vulnerable to extreme heat, particularly the west. Efforts...

stationary high-pressure systems. The term heat dome is also used in the context of urban heat islands. Heat domes are typically associated with minimal...

(−9.25%). The urban heat island warms cities 0.6 to 5.6 °C (1.1 to 10.1 °F) above surrounding suburbs and rural areas. This extra heat leads to greater...

impacts on faunal biodiversity and the urban heat island effect. Urban heat inequity occurs when intra-urban heat islands, with their associated negative physical...

example, suburbs). The urban heat island effect has been a major focus of urban climatological studies, and in general the effect the urban environment has on...