EdX User Stories
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India, Port Blair
Sameeksha Rai
2019-07-07
2. My city of residence is Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Port Blair is an Island on the Bay of Bengal It has tropical...
Kenya, Nairobi
Medhanit Tadesse Ayele
2019-07-05
1. I have carefully checked the temperature difference between US cities and rural areas. 2. The main UHI effects i can identify in my...
Qatar, Doha
Jacky Deronian
2019-06-30
Q2 I’m a Canadian national residing in Doha, Qatar. Basically the country is a desert, with very mild winters, and very hot and sunny...
Italy, Piacenza
Ruiihong Jiao
2019-06-25
Piacenza, PC, Italy. I have no accurate number of the city and rural. But from the two images, the UHI might be caused by the low wind...
Russia, Moscow
Elina
2019-06-17
My name is John Hi! Nice to meet you! My name is John Smith. I am 19 and a student in college. I go to college in New York. My favorite...
Russia, Moscow
Polina
2019-06-17
I send the answer but site didn`t saw it!
Russia, Moscow
Alexander
2019-06-17
The climatic map shows the example of UHI in Moscow and the Moscow Region. The most significant effect of UHI in Moscow consists of its...
Russia, Moscow
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2019-06-17
The urban heat island intensity in Moscow since the 1880s has increased from 1.0° to 2.0°C. The space-averaged urban island increased from...
Russia, Moscow
2019-06-17
Island heat is very acutely felt in Moscow, in comparison with the surrounding area. For example, traveling to the country, there is a...
Russia, Moscow
Karina
2019-06-16
I currently live in Moscow and it’s a huge city more than 100 km from the north border to the south border. And the temperature differences...
Russia, Moscow
2019-06-16
1. Done 2. I can't upload second picture so i give a link to it: https://pp.userapi.com/c850416/v850416024/3fd1b/45F9T6ysp4M.jpg. The...
Russia, Moscow
Zlata Sergeeva
2019-06-16
For this task I chose Moscow where I live. Unfortunately, there is no such a website for Russian cities, but I found information on Moscow...
Russia, Moscow
urbanbma
2019-06-16
Based on the Union City, NJ (UC) Master Plan adopted on March 2018, on 2009 recommendations from the Green Community are currently valid...
United States, Charlotte
2019-06-16
I live in Charlotte, North Caroline. According to Climate Central it is 12 degrees hotter in the city than the surrounding rural areas....
Russia, Moscow
irishaooroo
2019-06-14
1. I was interested to compare the cities that are located on the ocean - Miami, on which the ocean has a climatic impact, and Chicago,...
India, Bhopal
Druti Gangwar
2019-06-14
I live in Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh, India. The temperature difference between the city and rural area is up to 4 degrees. The UHI...
Russia, Moscow
D
2019-06-12
Unfortunately, the site has no information about my city, as I live in Moscow (Russia). In my opinion, the most obvious reasons for UHI is...
Russia, Moscow
Artem
2019-06-10
The average annual temperature in Moscow has increased by 0.3 degrees Celsius since 2009. The island of heat is also noticeable - the...
Colombia, Bogotá
franki sigua ortiz
2019-06-08
This is my neighborhood. I could not attach more images but as you can see in the picture the day is a typical warm day.
Brazil, Niterói
Mariani Dan Taufner
2019-06-04
2. Accordding to the website pt.climate-data.org the temperature of Niterói normally isn’t bigger than 30ºC on January (most heat month)....
United States, San Francisco
Aurian Durbuis
2019-05-26
1) UHI Effects - Reduced Albedo - Higher Thermal Capacity Materials (like concrete, black surfaces, reduced infiltration and less water...
Australia, Hobart
Meka Cian Rakhmat
2019-05-24
1. I believe that Hobart city is currently too small and its temperate climate too cold to feel the negative effects of UHIs. ...
India, Guwahati
PARANGAM SARMA BASISTHA
2019-05-14
EXERCISE 2 Answer to Question no 1: I have followed different cities in the link and observed that cities are hotter than its rural...
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Philip K Ng
2019-05-10
I live in Hong Kong. In 2015, the scientists from Macau Polytechnic Institute tried to explore the UHI in Hong Kong using seasonal...
Brazil, Uberlândia
Maria Fernanda
2019-04-24
Unfortunately, I do not have concrete data that show the difference in temperature between the center of the city where I live and its...
Egypt, Cairo
AREFATTIA ALSHAMANDY
2019-04-24
I live in Saudi Arabia in a city called Buraidah, in the city center, the degree between the city center and the rural areas in the...
Brazil, Uberlândia
Isabela Batista Pires
2019-04-24
Unfortunately, I have not found data on the temperature difference between my city and the countryside, but I know there is a big...
United States, Unadilla
Khatlh
2019-04-17
Check the temperature differences in US cities In this first part of the exercise, we would like you to follow the link to the Climate...
United States, Unadilla
Khatlh
2019-04-17
Check the temperature differences in US cities In this first part of the exercise, we would like you to follow the link to the Climate...
China, Shenzhen
Red Chen
2019-04-16
1. In the US, the effect of heat island is obvious, especially in summer and at night. It is faster than the global climate change. The...
Afghanistan, Kabul
Sajjad Sharifi
2019-04-10
Hello, this is Sajjad from Afghanistan. 1- I checked the website and I found it interesting. It seems crowded cities are warmer and needed...
Russia, Moscow
Daria
2019-04-02
In Moscow temperature in UHI can be up to 7.8 degree higher than in surroundings. 1st picture illustrate huge car density (biggest Moscow...
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Maria Sofia Massi San Martino
2019-03-25
1. 2. I live in a big city, over 3 million people live in it. There are many buildings and gas emissions (cars, buses, trains that are...
Canada, Vancouver
SKYLA
2019-03-25
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? I live in Vancouver, Canada. Ozone air pollution is one of the...
Netherlands, Delft
Pieter Tilman
2019-03-23
Pieter Tilman from Delft, The Netherlands Question 1 - In New York, up to 20.0 degree Fahrenheit hotter than nearby rural areas. ...
Nicaragua, Managua
Rodrigo Mendoza
2019-03-13
First picture taken from: https://havanatimes.org/?p=118440 1. I live in Masaya, Nicaragua, in a rural area surrounded by trees. In the...
Spain, Barcelona
Lara Nuñez
2019-03-12
This is the countryside of Barcelona (2h away by car). As i am not a US citizen I can't identify where my city is ranked in de UHI. In...
Sudan, Khartoum
Alaa Abu Baker
2019-03-12
•There are notable differences in summer heat between the US cities and their nearby rural, cities are hotter because of the UHI...
Venezuela, Caracas
ANDRES CARRERO
2019-03-07
The temperature in the city of Caracas has an intertropical mountain climate and pleasant almost all year round. Temperatures do not vary...
Canada, Toronto
Ambaye Kidane
2019-02-28
My name is Ambaye Kidane. I live in the City of Toronto. 1. Check the temperature differences in US cities The study by Climate...
United States, Bridgeport
Mark Stepsis
2019-02-16
My immediate area has many paved surfaces like parking lots and only a few scattered trees which do not provide much shade. However, open...
Norway, Harstad
Umair Najeeb Mughal
2019-02-15
I am presently living in Harstad, Norway. The city is already well planned. There are different zones for industries, residence, offices...
Serbia, Novi Sad
Goran Segedinac
2019-02-09
In the city of Novi Sad, there are visible effects of UHI. Since the climate has changed we are facing warmer and longer summers. People...
Brazil, Guarapari
Monick Dutra
2019-02-08
2-For living in a city of tropical climate and its proximity to the coastline, most of the day the climate is pleasant due to the sea...
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Leticia Botteon
2019-02-02
2.Rio de Janeiro is the city of South America most affected by climatic changes and the effects of these elevated temperatures are:...
Spain, Madrid
the imagen is taken of the web page of Official tourism website
2019-02-02
M04-E2 Answer 4 The community of Madrid is taking the current situation very seriously, little by little it incorporates new policies,...
Spain, Madrid
the imagen is taken of the web page of Official tourism website
2019-02-02
M04-E2 Answer 3 A. it would seek to understand and identify, the isotherms as a whole, create a statistical base from permanent...
Spain, Madrid
the imagen is taken of the web page of Official tourism website
2019-02-02
M04-E2 Answer 2.2.My neighborhood is Salamanca, Madrid. I live on the second floor of an old building, (5 floors in total), the...
Spain, Madrid
the imagen is taken of the web page of Official tourism website
2019-02-02
M04-E2 Answers 1. Las vergas (7,3F), Albuquerque ((5,9F), Denver (4,9F), Portland & Louisville (4,8F),
United Kingdom, Oxford
Daniel Gregory
2019-01-31
1 – Allentown, PA - average 0.7°F warmer, peak 21°F warmer Boston, MA - average 1.3°F warmer, peak 15°F warmer
France, Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure
Antoine Deflandre
2019-01-30
2) Main effects of the UHI in my city is the increase of temperature, shortage of snowfalls, increase in forest fire, high number of heart...
India, Mumbai
nishtha sadana
2019-01-22
Hello my name is Nishtha Sadana and I am going to take my city of residence - Mumbai, India into account. 2. The urban temperatures of...
Indonesia, Jakarta
michelle
2019-01-21
1. There is a temperature different between Jakarta as a capital city and Bandar Lampung as another city in Indonesia that can be assumed...
Mexico, Puebla
Greta L.
2019-01-18
http://web.ecologia.unam.mx/oikos3.0/index.php/oikos-historico/numeros-anteriores/47-la-isla-de-calor-urbana-y-la-vegetacion-arborea ...
Russia, Moscow
Karina
2019-01-15
Moscow is a huge metropolis, which undoubtedly has the effect of YHI. The reasons are: huge traffic flows, air conditioning systems, tall...
United States, Modesto
Robert Barzan
2018-12-28
1. I notice cities near cool water, like the Pacific Ocean, have cooler average temperatures than their rural areas away from the...
United States, San Diego
Roberto Gomez
2018-12-20
I think this image well represents the beautiful views of San Diego/ the city where I live.
United States, New York City
Bisher Tabbaa
2018-12-08
In Manhattan, the temperature can reach up to 20 degrees higher than in nearby rural areas. On average, the temperature in the city is...
Korea South, Seoul
Kyubin Lee
2018-11-23
1) In average, the temperture of Seoul is 2 degrees higher than the rural surrounding area. 2) If I could take part in the decision-making...
Canada, Toronto
Riccardo Caimano
2018-11-14
2.The UHI of the city of Toronto has been growing as the city has begun to grow to a point where the Greater Toronto area has taken over...
Spain, Bilbao
Víctor Serna
2018-11-12
1_ • Las Vegas (24th) • Miami (17th)
Mexico, Oaxaca de Juárez
Luz Cecilia Rodriguez
2018-11-08
The uncontrolled growth of the city, has led to the creation of informal settlements in the periphery, lacking adequate infrastructure,...
India, Delhi
Shreyata Khurana
2018-11-04
1.While comparing the temperature difference between the cities of US, it is concluded that the temperature in cities is higher than nearby...
United Kingdom, London
Duncan Macpherson
2018-11-03
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Iran, Arāk
saqaar
2018-10-31
Check the temperature differences in US cities In this first part of the exercise, we would like you to follow the link to the Climate...
India, New Delhi
Mansi Awatramani
2018-10-26
1. It can be clearly observed from the temperature data that the temperature is much higher in cities as compared to its surrounding rural...
India, New Delhi
Mansi Awatramani
2018-10-26
1. It can be clearly observed from the temperature data that the temperature is much higher in cities as compared to its surrounding rural...
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Maya
2018-10-15
2.Differences between KL and its rural areas have been found to be as high as 10°C and the gap is widening. This is causing heavier...
Colombia, Bogotá
Benjamin Villa
2018-10-10
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities Miami has a 17 degree temperature difference between rural and urban areas. 2....
Myanmar, Yangon
Wutt Yee
2018-10-03
In Yangon, temperature are getting higher than the last decade. I suppose that more than 5 degree Celsius have been increased especially in...
Mexico, Playa del Carmen
Laura Pájaro S.
2018-09-27
In the first image at the left we see the center of Playa del Carmen while in the right it is the valley 30 minutes outside from Playa,...
United States, Venice
Tim S Ou
2018-09-26
1. The difference can vary as much as the first number indicated, between the city and rural areas. The second number is the avg...
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Jack Seaberry
2018-09-24
Average UHI for Kuala Lumpur: 4C. This effect becomes more pronounced during the weekdays. Kuala Lumpur is quite a verdant city, but it...
India, Mumbai
HARITA SALVI
2018-09-18
1.Check the temperature differences in US cities. The variations in temperatures are clearly seen. The temperature in the cities are...
India, Mumbai
HARITA SALVI
2018-09-18
1.Check the temperature differences in US cities. The variations in temperatures are clearly seen. The temperature in the cities is a...
China, Nada
Yufei Dong
2018-09-14
Nanjing main city (14/09/2018, 23:25 local time): 25.7°C Maanshan, a smaller and less populated city nearby at the same time: 24.6°C ...
Sweden, Stockholm
Alžbeta Laurincová
2018-09-11
2. I currently live in Stockholm, Sweden where the temperatures usually do not reach unbearable temperatures. You can definitely observe...
Namibia, Windhoek
Amr Abdelwareth
2018-09-11
Windhoek is sparsely populated. The city have few big buildings especially in downtown, However in residential suburbs like the one I am...
Mexico, Mexico City
JUAN MANUEL GARCIA ALMAGUER
2018-09-04
I live in Mexico City, this is our City and one of the most polluted and hot because of the UHI The other picture is La Marquesa, a rural...
India, Pune
Chandra Shekhar Gowda
2018-08-28
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Have experienced significant heat difference in central business...
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
2018-08-28
Some of the effects of UHI are high temperatures in the city, low wind speed, air pollution, such as haze, and high electricity bills. ...
India, Delhi
Jhanak Mathur
2018-08-27
The streets of Old Delhi - Chandni Chowk
Cyprus, Limassol
Rafaela Pavlou
2018-08-24
1) Las Vegas seems to have the biggest difference between urban and rural temperatures in U.S.A., since it is 24°F hotter in the city than...
Spain, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Francisco
2018-08-17
Its a good city for living
Spain, Alicante
Juan Francisco Carot Martín
2018-08-16
I have chosen Alicante instead of El Campello (where I live) as it is a bigger city and you can observe in a more clear way the Heat Island...
Montserrat, Brades
ZOLD
2018-08-14
1)Temperature differences between US cities and their surrounding rural areas: Albany - 22 degrees hotter Cleveland - 21 degrees...
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Valandovo
Mitko
2018-08-13
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? - In my opinion, the import of many old and used vehicles with low...
United States, Malibu Beach
Blake Ledna
2018-08-12
as was explained in the lectures of this week, an urban heat island (UHI) is a city or metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than...
United States, Malibu
Blake Ledna
2018-08-12
As was explained in the lectures of this week, an urban heat island (UHI) is a city or metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than...
Germany, Munich
Tobias
2018-08-12
Picture taken from pixbay: https://pixabay.com/de/herbst-laub-bl%C3%A4tter-bunt-2863484/ 2. In Munich the streets are always quite...
Kenya, Nairobi
Ryan
2018-08-09
2. The UHI for Nairobi is not as drastic as many cities in developed nations due to the low concentration of buildings. Nairobi is a high...
United Kingdom, Leicester
Roel Tersteeg
2018-08-05
1. - 2.
Netherlands, Rotterdam
Erik van der Valk
2018-08-02
A lot of temperature differences in US cities, and - as I expected - high temperature differences in Baltimore and relatively low in...
United Kingdom, London
O
2018-08-01
2. London can be up to 10'C warmer than surrounding rural areas. There are less green spaces, a lot of concrete and dense buildings. The...
United Kingdom, Oxford
Daniel Gregory
2018-07-31
it seems like it is hard to change the heat island efects if you cannot change the morphology of hte buildings or their layout. This is not...
Brazil, São Paulo
Caroline Martins
2018-07-29
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities - A: The difference between the temperatures are very clear. The temperature in the...
Egypt, Cairo
Eman Elmassah
2018-07-29
1- Las Vegas (7.3°F) Albuquerque (5.9°F
Egypt, Cairo
Eman Elmassah
2018-07-29
1- Las Vegas (7.3°F) Albuquerque (5.9°F
United States, Phoenix
Aleksander
2018-07-26
1-Phoenix: 21° hotter in city 2-Make cities more livable by ordering building rules with sufficient isolation and alternative...
India, Bengaluru
Sadhvi S
2018-07-25
Most of the US cities experience a significant rise in temperature when compared to their neighboring rural regions i.e, their UHI effect...
India, Bengaluru
Sadhvi S
2018-07-25
Most of the US cities experience a significant rise in temperature when compared to their neighboring rural regions i.e, their UHI effect...
Sweden, Stockholm
Magnus Åberg
2018-07-25
1. Las Vegas shows the highest UHI effect. 2. In Sweden in general and Stockholm in particular has little problems with UHI. The studies...
Romania, Bucharest
Costel Nastac
2018-07-24
Module 4 - compulsory Exercise: Heat island effect 1.Check the temperature differences in US cities It is clearly that nearly all...
United Kingdom, Londesborough
Katya
2018-07-20
London is a densely-built urban area where there are darker surfaces such as tarmac attracting the heat. The heat, however disperses the...
United Kingdom, London
Katya
2018-07-20
London is a densely-built urban area where there are darker surfaces such as tarmac attracting the heat. The heat, however disperses the...
Brazil, Curitiba
Central 156
2018-07-16
1. Average daily urban-rural temperature differences in US Cities: Las Vegas (4°C); Albuquerque (3.3°C); Denver (2.7°C); Portland (2.6°C);...
Spain, Oviedo
Adrián Felgueroso Hevia
2018-07-16
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Iceland, Reykjavík
Magnus Arni Skjold Magnusson
2018-07-08
Second photo. As can be seen, there are wide open spaces, both in the city and the surrounding areas. However, the vegetation and other...
Iceland, Reykjavík
Magnus Arni Skjold Magnusson
2018-07-08
1. Dallas: 3.9°F on average hotter than surrounding rural areas, Cleveland 2.5° and Boise 3.1°. 2. I did some research on my city,...
India, Bokāro
Arjun
2018-07-05
i like it!i like it!i like it!i like it!i like it!i like it!i like it!i like it!i like it!i like it!i like it!i like it!i like it!i like...
Belgium, Boutersem
Sonia Parent
2018-07-05
This is a rural site where you don't have the heat produced in the cities.
Belgium, Boutersem
Sonia Parent
2018-07-05
This is a rural environment where UHI would be low
Belgium, Boutersem
Sonia Parent
2018-07-05
This is a rural environment where UHI would be low
Belgium, Boutersem
Sonia Parent
2018-07-05
This is a rural environment where UHI would be low
United States, Atlanta
Stuart Robinson
2018-07-03
1. Results: Atlanta is up to 16 degrees hotter than nearby rural areas; its summers are 2 degree hotter than nearby rural areas; and has...
Iran, Tehran
sajedeh roustaei
2018-06-18
The existing interaction between urbanization and climatic factors created the UHI formation over the city. The percentage of UHI formation...
Brazil, Porto Alegre
Celso Pessanha Machado
2018-06-18
2. In Porto Alegre the average maximum temperature in the summer is 28º C, in Capão da Canoa (photo), the average temperature at the same...
Argentina, Salta
AOKI, María Mercedes
2018-06-17
1. On average, according to the articl, the maximum single-day temperature difference was 17.5°F 2. The temperature in my city center ...
Sweden, Helsingborg
Henrik Wilhelmsson
2018-06-10
1. Miami is 17 degrees F hotter than nearby rural areas, for instance. I saw similiar things for every city I examined. 2. I could not...
Spain, Málaga
José María Rodríguez
2018-06-10
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? -Average temperature in Málaga.(maximum / minimum) January ...
New Zealand, Auckland
Barry Moffatt
2018-06-05
I did not take this photo, but it does appear to be in the public domain.
India, Ahmedabad
Maitri Pujara
2018-05-31
The images are photograph of a busy street in Andheri street taken from flyover adjoining Andheri Station and other is a of housing...
United Kingdom, Chesterfield
Claire Moore
2018-05-21
1: Climate Central website checked. 2: Data for urban heat islands in Chesterfield is not available. However, checking averages,...
United States, California City
Scott Plude
2018-05-21
1. Temp in LOS ANGELES is 27 degreees hotter than rural areas. 2. no temperature data for my area. I live in a rural area, so there is...
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
amanda brito
2018-05-16
2 – The I live in Rio de Janeiro and it is a hot city.The vegetation that you see in the picture is usually seen in my neighborhood, but...
United States, Fort Collins
Agnes Wagner
2018-05-15
The picture is taken in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado USA. It shows the foothills of the Rocky Mountains is the back. That is the main...
Slovakia, Bratislava
sima_farkasova
2018-04-17
2)Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? - temperature difference in the city of Bratislava due to maps from...
Netherlands, Utrecht
Tessa Haarler
2018-04-10
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? I live in the inner-city of Utrecht, a very popular and dense city...
Portugal, Lisbon
Paulo Coimbra Lopes
2018-04-02
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Can you provide data and information for your own place of residence?...
Russia, Balashikha
Olga
2018-03-30
1. Analysis of the data (www.climatecentral.org) showed that the effects of the UHI have been measured in 57 cities (USA). Single-day urban...
Argentina, San Miguel de Tucumán
Carmen Andrade Zamora
2018-03-28
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Temp. today in Villa carmela Villa Carmela, Tucumán
Australia, Sydney
Phyllis Ho
2018-03-26
As I live in Sydney, Australia, and I can approximate from the information of the US cities that Sydney would be very similar to Los...
Mexico, Comitán
Alex E. Felipe Rojas
2018-03-25
MODULE 4 - Mandatory Exercise 2 1. Check the temperature differences in the cities of EE. UU: 57 cities had measurable effects of urban...
United Kingdom, London
Benedict Shaw
2018-03-19
The image shared is from my home in Kenya, which is rural and therefore has no Urban Heat Island. The top 5 cities with the most intense...
South Africa, Johannesburg
Tim Ewart
2018-03-14
In the City of Johannesburg, if not tackled, climate change & existing urban heat island and see temperatures in summer push closer...
South Africa, Johannesburg
Carmen Tecklenburg
2018-03-12
I measured 27c in the city of Johannesburg and 18c in Benoni which is a more suburban area of Jbrg the picture is of the city Center,...
Thailand, Bangkok
HERVE BESSOU
2018-03-01
In Bangkok exist 4 weather stations: one in rural site and three in urban sites. A recent study indicates the presence of urban heat island...
Thailand, Bangkok
HERVE BESSOU
2018-03-01
In Bangkok exist 4 weather stations: one in rural site and three in urban sites. A recent study indicates the presence of urban heat island...
India, Hyderabad
Akshita
2018-02-24
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities - The temperature in the cities are much more than the rural areas. the maximum...
Australia, Melbourne
Weihai He
2018-02-24
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities Done 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area?
Brazil, Ribeirão Preto
Sara Pinheiro Peres
2018-02-11
Because there are many built lots, this city makes the UHI effect very evident, bringing thermal discomfort to the people living near these...
Singapore, Singapore
Ivan Fenzely Yang Shao Yi
2018-02-11
For example, in our Punggol Eco-town developed by the HDB, residential blocks are designed through passive design strategy, strategically...
China, Guangzhou
Yue Cao
2018-02-06
Module 4 - Compulsory Exercise: Heat Island Effect ----- Yue Cao (Amanda) Q1 Ans: According to the Climate Central website, we can see...
Netherlands, Delft
Lars Duindam
2018-02-02
1) - 2)
New Zealand, Auckland
Zory
2018-01-31
Compulsory Exercise 2: Part 4: The enclosed images are from different districts in Auckland.
New Zealand, Auckland
Zory
2018-01-31
Compulsory_Exercise_2: Part_3: 3.Is UHI_effect_concerning_policy_making_in_your_area?
New Zealand, Ahipara
Zory
2018-01-31
Compulsory Exercise 2: Part 2: 2.Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area?
New Zealand, Auckland
Zory
2018-01-31
Compulsory Exercise2: part 1: 1. Check the temperature differences in US cities
India, Gwalior
Anjali S Patil
2018-01-31
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities. - The variations in temperatures are clearly seen. The temperature in the cities is a...
Peru, Huánuco
Jorge Luis Rosales Vigo
2018-01-30
2. Huánuco, Peru According to the SENAMHI National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology - Numerical Prediction Center - CPN, in its...
Czech Republic, Slavičín
JosefTomecek
2018-01-28
1)It is clearly evident that the temperatures in the cities are higher than in rural areas. For example, in city like New York, the...
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Courtney
2018-01-20
In Edinburgh one of the main UHI effects is air pollution. This is due to the volume of traffic from cars, trains and airplanes. Currently,...
India, Bengaluru
Nikhil Ravindra
2018-01-17
Answer 2. a. higher density of buildings in city center b. more energy demand and consumption in city center
Germany, Munich
© TUM/H. Varga (note: image taken from muenchen.de!)
2018-01-17
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities Sacramento, Chicago, Houston - checked and compared (details are not included due to...
Sweden, Malmö
Johannes Domeier
2018-01-16
2) Malmö, being already quite northern, has no significant problems with UHI, yet they occur and the neighbouring Copenhagen shows that...
Malaysia, George Town
VINCENT MUN KHEONG LEE
2018-01-15
1. Las Vagas has the biggest difference between urban and rural temperature up to 24° 2. March is the hottest month in Penang with an...
Russia, Kazan
Anna Saveleva
2018-01-14
Kazan [K] from Tatarstan, Russia, the region’s capital. For comparison, I chose one small town Laishevo [L] by the river Volga (same as...
Colombia, Bogotá
Andrés F Mendoza
2018-01-14
The main effect of the UHI in Bogotá is the increasing in the temperature 27 C, where the average temperature is 13 C. Bogotá is the...
South Africa, Cape Town
Nasreen Larney
2018-01-12
Ans Q1 Cities are almost always hotter than the surrounding rural area in the US.Summers have been warming since 1970 and have been...
India, Hyderabad
Nishith Reddy
2018-01-10
Q. Check the temperature differences in US cities. Ans. The variations in temperatures are clearly observed. The temperature in the...
Canada, Vancouver
Stan L.
2018-01-03
Source: http://www.urbanheatislands.com/vancouver
Canada, Surrey
Stan L.
2018-01-03
Source: http://www.urbanheatislands.com/vancouver
Canada, Surrey
Stan L.
2018-01-03
Source : http://www.urbanheatislands.com/vancouver
Brazil, São Paulo
Ariela Monteiro de Alvarenga
2018-01-02
1.ANSWER Philadelphia–Average +3,8º/8 more days above 90ºF each year than rural areas Cincinnati–Average +0,9º/0 more days above 90ºF...
Mongolia, Ulan Bator
Munkh-Orgil B.
2018-01-02
If i could take part of it, I would avoid to built buildings in the center of UB city. And would propose to create new little sub-cities...
France, Mulhouse
Eberlin Aelia
2017-12-30
Hello I'm Aelia I'm 18 and I live in France. 1. You have always the same schema : they is a peak of temperature for the city and lower...
India, Bhopal
Aman Sinha
2017-12-29
1.The three US cities with most intense summer UHI Los Angeles average 7.3°F Albuquerque average 5.9°F
India, Bhopal
Aman Sinha
2017-12-29
1.The three US cities with most intense summer UHI Los Angeles average 7.3°F Albuquerque average 5.9°F
Japan, Tokyo
2017-12-29
Photo showing sustainable concrete and green walls in the design of multifamily residential buildings, minimizing heat island effects and...
India, Thiruvananthapuram
Sruthi Satheesan
2017-12-27
Question 1:The top10citieswiththemostintensesummer urban heat islandsover the past 10 years are Las...
Portugal, Albufeira
Isabella Brenchley-Wood
2017-12-23
2) Having studied the UHI effects in US cities, I see many similarities to where I live which is a rural area, close to the Atlantic Ocean...
Netherlands, Zwolle
Petra
2017-12-21
1. 2. I found data from a public rapport about the heat in the city of Zwolle. It shows that the heat in the city center is well...
Kazakhstan, Almaty
krimskii
2017-12-13
2) The main UHI effects that I can identify: Before collapse of the USSR, our city had been built according to design that consider wind...
India, Gāndhī Nagar
vschan
2017-12-09
Answer 1: I checked the temperature differences in the Climate Central website. Answer 2: Gandhinagar is a well planned city. Lots of...
Netherlands, Culemborg
Pierre Saraber
2017-12-06
1 checked 2 I choose Utrecht, a major Dutch city. The KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) provides information and data....
Brazil, Fortaleza
José Otávio Santos de Almeida Braga
2017-11-28
2. The main UHI effects that I can identify in the densified area are the wind barriers of the building environment, the direct solar...
Italy, Napoli
Lorenzo Maggio
2017-11-27
1. 1) Los Angels up to 24.0 degree. Average 7.3 degree. 2) Albuquerque up to 22.0 degree. Average 5.9 degree.
Brazil, São Paulo
lucas assumpção requena
2017-11-23
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United States, Santa Cruz
William McIntyre
2017-11-18
Down town Santa Cruz is usually hotter than the university campus, however, because of it's proximity to the ocean, and the campus altitude...
Netherlands, Rotterdam
2017-11-16
1. Temperature differences in US cities New York - 20 grad F Las Vegas - 24 grad F
United Kingdom, Southampton
EFTHYMIOS ZARKADIS
2017-11-16
1) Check the temperature differences in US cities Summer in the city Albuquerque: The city is up to 22.0° hotter than in nearby...
Brazil, São Paulo
Carlos Hatae
2017-11-16
1. The study mentions a single-day urban temperature difference of 27°F and an average of 17.5°F for a maximum single-day temperature...
Switzerland, Zürich (Kreis 1)
P. Tola
2017-11-10
1. The first city in the US that I looked for was San Diego. There the heat island effect of the city was not great, I guess, because San...
Malaysia, Seremban
Chua Kim Kiat
2017-11-05
2) a)Klang centre are up to 8 c' hotter than nearby rural area Average 1.8'c hotter
Poland, Poznań
Katarzyna Kaminska
2017-11-02
1. In Minneapolis the city is u to 22 degrees hotter than the nearby rural areas. 2. UHI intensity is a common occurence in Poznań with a...
Peru, Lima
Alberto Herrera Stoll
2017-11-01
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area With the information that I have I could not see a big difference, see...
United States, Sacramento
Cameron Law
2017-10-31
The UHI in Sacramento is minimal due to urban sprawl. The highest building in Sacramento is 30 floors tall. The density of the city is very...
India, Bengaluru
Poornima Kumar
2017-10-22
This is a picture of the countryside just beyond Bengaluru, an area full of agricultural fields and open land. Traveling in a train, these...
India, Bengaluru
Poornima Kumar
2017-10-22
3. This is an image of a busy market area in Bengaluru known as Malleshwaram. This is how it looks in between peak hours, when traffic...
India, Bengaluru
Poornima Kumar
2017-10-22
3. This is an image of a busy market area in Bengaluru known as Malleshwaram. This is how it looks in between peak hours, when traffic...
United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne
Joey Aoun
2017-10-15
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? a-The Use of...
France, Strasbourg
Gaelle
2017-10-13
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities In the Climate Central website, we can see that there is a big difference between the...
Russia, Tomsk
Tatiana Ovsiannikova (Татьяна Овсянникова)
2017-10-12
Module 4 - compulsory Exercise: Heat island effect 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? I live in a big...
Russia, Tomsk
Tatiana Ovsiannikova (Татьяна Овсянникова)
2017-10-11
Module 4 - compulsory Exercise: Heat island effect 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? I live in a big...
Brazil, Porto Alegre
Ana Luisa Maffini Machado
2017-09-26
Part 1: The top 10 cities with the most intense summer urban heat islands (average daily urban-rural temperature differences) over the...
Denmark, Aars
Frederik Pedersen
2017-09-24
The picture is taking downtown Aarhus. As the picture show Aarhus is a pretty green and spacious city. (I can only choose to upload one...
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Miriam Weigand
2017-09-20
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? For Frankfurt there aren’t any annually updated temperature checks...
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Miriam Weigand
2017-09-20
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? For Frankfurt there aren’t any annually updated temperature checks...
Colombia, Bogotá
Maria Alejandra López
2017-09-15
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities SUMMER IN THE CITIES - Raleigh: The city is up to 19.0° hotter than in nearby areas....
Iran, Karaj
Mahnaz Izadi
2017-09-11
1.Check the temperature differences in US cities. Dallas: 3.8°c Miami: 1.7°c