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Canada, Windsor
2017-09-07
UHI EFFECT 1)The UHI effect in the my city is 3.8 degrees highter than rural areas at 22 Celcius. The main contributors of the urban...
Poland, Gdańsk
Maksymilian Macur
2017-08-28
1) Portland is up to 19,0ºF hotter, Seattle is 17,0ºF hotter, Austin is up tp 15,0º hotter. The top 10 cities with the most intense summer...
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Nicol
2017-08-27
In the city of Aberdeen the Urban Heat Island effect can be seen. Often the difference in temperatures can be seen between the rural areas...
Iraq, Erbil
Future design
2017-08-26
Module 4
Costa Rica, Cartago
Diego Armando Gutiérrez Fonseca
2017-08-25
We see the UHI problems in the main urbanized areas, the continual grown of housing and commerce, the use of concrete and asphalt make UHI...
Venezuela, Mérida
Ana Lugo
2017-08-19
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities. New York(2.7) , Chicago(2.22), Miami(1.7) 2. Which are the main UHI effect that...
Brazil, Uberaba
Rural area - Keterson Criscolo
2017-08-17
Image of rural area
Brazil, Uberaba
Rural area - Keterson Criscolo
2017-08-17
2- With regard to my city, it can be said that the place where the largest island of heat is concentrated, is located in the center of the...
Brazil, Joinville
Thiago Augusto Neiva de Lima
2017-08-15
Compulsory exercise 2 1. Check the temperature differences in US cities Detroit
India, Lucknow
Mitali Kumar
2017-08-10
1. CHECK THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES IN US CITIES As per the data computed on climate central, based on their analysis of summer...
Ukraine, Kiev
Olesia Kovalenko
2017-08-09
Unfortunately I didn`t find any research on UHI effects in Kyiv, but I think it`s not significant. On the one hand Kiyv is hilly and on the...
Mexico, Puebla
Emilio Carcaño Bringas
2017-08-05
The sun hurts people more. Workers get tired faster. People enjoy less in recreational spaces. Puebla is 19 grades hotter in the city...
Mexico, Oaxaca de Juárez
Luz Cecilia Rodriguez
2017-08-02
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities Undoubtedly the differences in temperature between areas with high urbanization density...
India, Auroville
Kartik
2017-08-02
Heat island effect in Auroville 1. On the website it is clear to see the urban heat islands in the city areas are significantly warmer...
Russia, Tomsk
Mariya Nikolaenko
2017-07-14
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities The Climate Central website great effect of UHI in the US cities. One of examples is...
United States, Boise
Samantha Martin
2017-07-06
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The summer now has more hotter days than ever. We now see 103 F...
Belgium, Gent
centre
2017-07-02
In Ghent the site ordered a study on the city heat island effect. the Ugent ( university of Ghent) concluded that there was an average of...
Mongolia, Ulan Bator
Zolboo Tserenbyamba
2017-06-30
This is the photo of summer camp located in 20km distance from city. Many people live in this kind of camp during summer
Mongolia, Ulan Bator
Zolboo Tserenbyamba
2017-06-30
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? There is a research made by Gantuya Ganbat, measured that the...
Poland, Bytom
Sylwia
2017-06-30
Ad 2. I live in Bytom, where the Center is a strictly built city space. On the outskirts of Centum, there are large squares of greenery,...
Russia, Tomsk
Inna Bgtr
2017-06-29
2.The main contribution to the formation of the urban heat island in Tomsk is made by anthropogenic emissions (low heat resistance of...
Peru, Lima
Vania Cáceres Villarán
2017-06-28
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Lima, is located in the Peruvian coast, nonetheless, the climate...
India, Bengaluru
Aishwarya arun
2017-06-27
SHIVAJI NAGAR WHERE THERE IS AN URBAN HEAT ISLAND.
India, Bengaluru
Aishwarya arun
2017-06-27
1. SHIVAJI NAGAR MARKET : IN MARCH 30-35 DEGREES CELCIUS BASAVANAGUDI : LESS THAN 26 DEGREES CELCIUS
Qatar, Doha
DIALA QUQA
2017-06-24
1- In reference to the temperature differences from the Climate Central Website, it can be noted that the highest temperature difference...
India, New Delhi
Mayank Gupta
2017-06-23
Answers 2. My place of residence is New Delhi. It is 8 degrees hotter than the surrounding rural areas. The reasons that contribute to...
Russia, Tomsk
Салагор Инна Разиловна
2017-06-23
Module 4 - compulsory Exercise 2 Inna SALAGOR (Салагор Инна Разиловна) Russia, Tomsk HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
Switzerland, Zumikon
Fabienne Mitev
2017-06-19
3.7 Module 3 – CompulsoryExercise 1: Livability criteria 1. Which are your top livability criteria? In the list below, you can find (in...
India, Hamīrpur
Pappal Suneja
2017-06-18
2. The city Hamirpur, H.P is up to 10 degree hotter than the surrounding rural areas. Reasons that contribute to the UHI effect of the...
Thailand, Bangkok Yai
monchai kijbamrung
2017-06-18
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities (midwest) Milwaukee: up to 18.0 degrees F hotter in the city than in rural areas ...
India, Chandigarh
Harish Gupta
2017-06-17
I live in Panchkula a satellite town of Chandigarh. Q1 Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The main UHI...
United States, Los Angeles
Christopher Ohara
2017-06-16
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities The summer heat in Los Angeles is up to 27°F higher than the surrounding rural areas,...
Russia, Tomsk
Tatiana Ovsiannikova (Татьяна Овсянникова)
2017-06-16
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities – Have done 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? I...
Sweden, Göteborg
Christoffer Eriksson
2017-06-15
First photo taken at Askim in Gothenburg. Second photo taken in Gothenburg city. I currently live about 20 minutes away from Gothenburg...
United States, Boston
Brandon Westerling
2017-06-14
Module 4 - compulsory Exercise: Heat island effect As was explained in the lectures of this week, an urban heat island (UHI) is a city or...
Brazil, São Paulo
Pedro Gontijo
2017-06-13
1. Checked 2. As mentioned in previous exercises, I live in São Paulo, one of the biggest cities in the world. Here the UHI are a real...
Tunisia, Sfax
rahma ben noomen
2017-06-12
1) the temperature differences in US cities : The top 10 cities with the most intense urban heat islands over the past 10 years are: -...
South Sudan, Juba
David Gurak
2017-06-10
Module 4 - compulsory Exercise: Heat island effect 1.Check the temperature differences in US cities a.Phoenix, AZ
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
Thanh Pham
2017-06-10
Compulsory Exercise 2
France, Paris
Huy
2017-06-10
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Germany, Stuttgart
Sabrina Lamberth-Cocca
2017-06-09
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Brazil, Campinas
Raquel Prudencio
2017-06-07
1. The temperature differences n the US cities: Miami is up to 17,0º F hotter than in the nearby rural areas, Los Angels is up to 24,0º F...
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Maria Moise
2017-06-06
1. Washington DC: 21.0° hotter in the city than in the nearby rural areas. This strikes me as the difference is quite big and I definitely...
India, Chennai
Shriya Venkatesh
2017-06-04
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Chennai, India: The daytime temperature isopleths of the summer period...
Australia, Sydney
Erika Suzuki
2017-06-04
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities <New York> Up to 20° higher in city than near by rural area. Average 2.7° hotter in...
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
samira azgua
2017-06-03
1.Check the temperature differences in US cities By checking the US I found out that the Nr.1 city in the US concerning the difference...
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
samira azgua
2017-06-03
1.Check the temperature differences in US cities By checking the US I found out that the Nr.1 city in the US concerning the difference...
Switzerland, Zürich
Joost
2017-06-01
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Netherlands, Enschede
Aliyya Laksmiandari
2017-06-01
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? It feels hotter in the city center. Which are the measures you...
Saudi Arabia, Al Hufūf
Eslam Helmy Zekry Abd ElGalil
2017-05-31
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities : Because I am not from the United States of America, plus I work outside my country,...
India, Mumbai
2017-05-31
I used the data from one of my previous places of residence, Mumbai, as it was more relevant to this exercise. Mumbai is a highly urbanised...
Nigeria, Lagos
ADEOYE ADEMITILEWA
2017-05-26
My name is Adeoye Ademitilewa and I live in Lagos, Nigeria. 1. Charlotte is up to 12.0o hotter in the city than in rural areas, city...
Iran, Tehran
Nina Mirmohammadi
2017-05-26
1/ The analysis results includes: -measurable urban heat island effects over the past 10 years in 57 cities
India, Bengaluru
Theertha Shetty
2017-05-24
1.San Diego-UP TO 23.0°F HOTTER IN THE CITY THAN IN NEARBY RURAL AREAS Boston-UP TO 15.0°F HOTTER IN THE CITY THAN IN NEARBY RURAL...
Denmark, Copenhagen
ac
2017-05-23
1) San Diego is up to 23,0º hotter than in the nearby rural areas, Chicago is 21,0º hotter, Austin is up tp 15,0º hotter (all measured in...
United States, Issaquah
Adam Isaacson
2017-05-23
1. UHI in US Cities: Las Vegas (7.3°F) Albuquerque (5.9°F
Colombia, Barranquilla
Harold Berdugo Zulbaran
2017-05-22
1. Check the temperature difference in United States cities. City number 1. Cincinnatti: -Up to: 17.0 more hotter than in nearby rural...
Bahrain, Manama
Amal Hassan
2017-05-21
Riyadh Urban Area
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
mohammed aljuraiban
2017-05-20
Greetings, Well in my city I think almost everything is creating or helping the UHI effect. Riyadh is a big city with over 8 million...
Brazil, Curitiba
Alessandra Cury
2017-05-18
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Although the temperature does not change much, often 1oC less in...
Singapore, Singapore
Fiona Nixon
2017-05-16
Singapore 2 UHI effects in my area Figures quoted at https://www.coolingsingapore.sg/uhi-singapore/ show an UHI effect in...
Russia, Tomsk
Alexandr
2017-05-16
I live in Tomsk, the average annual temperature is 0.9 degrees Celsius. In the areas below by 2-3 degrees. Generally to reduce emissions...
Italy, Florence
2017-05-15
Florence is unique in its temperature balance due to the huge quantity of water.
United Kingdom, City of London
Luke Flanagan
2017-05-15
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities The top 10 cities with the most intense summer urban heat islands (average daily...
Russia, Tomsk
Natalya
2017-05-15
Tomsk region belongs to continental climate of temperate zone. The average January temperature of -17.1 degrees Celsius. Settlements nearby...
Netherlands, Enschede
Mélanie Droogleever Fortuyn
2017-05-14
Enschede, Overijseel, Netherlands Population: 158,004 (May 2014) Temperature: 12.7°C
Netherlands, Enschede
Titus Venverloo
2017-05-14
Question 1 Rutbeek, a small body of water 15 km from the centre of the City of Enschede, the Netherlands: Temperature 18,9°C
Australia, Sydney
Klara
2017-05-14
1. New York UP TO 20.0° HOTTER IN THE CITY THAN IN NEARBY RURAL AREAS
Denmark, Odense
Cristina Martín-Sonseca Ponz
2017-05-11
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? As Odense is a really small city, with small density and high wind...
United States, Boston
2017-05-09
1. Here are the results of Boston and New York that I found: -Boston is 15.0 degrees hotter in the city than in nearby rural areas...
Singapore, Singapore
Jose Adrian S. Jimenez
2017-05-07
Here is the example of an open space just outside my house that mitigate the Urban heat Island in an microclimate scale by providing...
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Furry Bear
2017-05-04
Module 4 - Compulsory Exercise 2 Module 4 - compulsory Exercise: Heat island effect As was explained in the lectures of this week, an...
Japan, Nishi-Tokyo-shi
Tomoe Kamoshida
2017-04-30
1. No.1 Los Angels up to 24.0 degree/average 7.3 degree/22days above 90°F
Tunisia, Sfax
rahma ben noomen
2017-04-28
Hello, my name is Rahma. I’m from Tunisia. 1-The main UHI effects that I can identify in my area : I live in a city called Sfax, it is...
Canada, Calgary
Ian McGee
2017-04-28
The First Image submitted is of downtown Calgary, Alberta Canada, the second is of the surrounding mountainous areas. There is generally a...
Russia, Tomsk
Shadeyko Nikolay
2017-04-22
Hello, my name is Nikolay, I'm from Tomsk, Russia. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The climate of...
Greece, Athens
Eleftheria Tsakiri
2017-04-20
Compulsory Exercise 2 1) Here are the results of some of the US cities that I searched: -Washington D.C.: up to 21.0 degrees hotter...
South Africa, Meyerton
Clive Shezi
2017-04-19
2. The nearest town/city to where I live (Henley on Klip) is Meyerton. It's a small town with buildings having between 1 and 3 floors on...
Brazil, Campinas
carolina batista
2017-04-16
1 - All the cities I had a look at (Chicago, New York, Syracuse, Austin) showed higher temperatures in urban areas than in surrounding...
Netherlands, The Hague
Joeri Bijster
2017-04-14
In my place of residence, The Hague (The Netherlands), it is known since 2012 that there are a lot of Urban Heat Islands. The seriousness...
United States, Overland Park
Terry
2017-04-11
Module 4 - Compulsory Exercise 2: Livability Criteria 1. Check the temperature differences in US cities. Of the top 10 US cities, Kansas...
Russia, Tomsk
Evgeny Petrov
2017-04-06
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities 1.1. Buffalo – Up to 24 deg hotter in the city than in nearby rural areas; an average...
Sri Lanka, Jaffna
Pathytharan Kumaralingam
2017-04-06
Boston Up To 15.0° HOTTER IN THE CITY THAN IN NEARBY RURAL AREAS Average 1.3° CITY SUMMERS ARE HOTTER THAN IN RURAL AREAS
Pakistan, Multān
Rabia Haneef Meo
2017-04-05
1. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The highest average temperature recorded in June that is 42.3 °C...
Australia, Collie
Eric Svanberg
2017-04-05
Melbourne City has a number of parklands surrounding the city and some wider streets contain significant street tree plantings such as the...
Colombia, Bogotá
Jose Rojas
2017-04-04
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? As in every country the UHI effects depends on an “specific” area, in...
Russia, Tomsk
Olga
2017-04-04
Module 4 - compulsory Exercise: Heat island effect. Hello! I live in a suburb of Tomsk. It's a view of my city from the suburbs. In Tomsk,...
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
sebastiao guedes
2017-04-04
Rio de Janeiro has few policies for the reduction of UHI. We are still limited to construction by itself, without concern for the...
Egypt, Cairo
Sam Hanna
2017-04-03
Check the temperature differences in US cities - DONE! Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Now that you...
Brazil, Porto Alegre
LUIS ANTONIO ZUCCO
2017-04-02
Porto Alegre is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul state, in the very south of Brazil. It´s a wooded city mainly in the residencial areas...
Turkey, Bursa
Mohamed Abdellatif
2017-04-01
Bursa generally has a relatively low rise urbanism, which made the effect of heat island less maybe than other cities like Ankara, but In...
Belgium, Brussels
Patricia Cazorla
2017-03-30
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The urban heat stress for the whole of Flanders and surroundings was...
Russia, Moscow
Sofya
2017-03-29
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities On average, over the past 10 years revealed that cities were an average of 2.4°F...
Russia, Moscow
Victoria Gutkovich
2017-03-28
1. I followed the link to the Climate Central website and checked the temperature differences that have been recorded in US cities and...
Russia, Moscow
Vasily
2017-03-28
Moscow as any other megapolis has a big difference of temperature between its center and edges. Moscow is situated mostly between...
Bahrain, Manama
Saamia
2017-03-28
The paper is red.
Russia, Moscow
2017-03-27
1. There is no official statistics about the UHI influence on Russian cities, but we can compare current temperatures in the center of...
Singapore, Singapore
Yadunath Ravikumar
2017-03-27
Singapore is an Urban city State with high density high rise living complexes throughout the city. There is a drastic impact of Urban Heat...
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
2017-03-25
2. Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233768815_Subsurface_urban_heat_islands_in_German_cities ► Superposition of...
Russia, Tomsk
Kristina
2017-03-24
Hello. I'm Kristina from Tomsk. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Type of climate in Tomsk is...
Australia, Sydney
Marika
2017-03-24
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Sydney Urban Heat Island; According to the Centre for Science...
Russia, Moscow
Irina
2017-03-23
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? 3. Which are...
Russia, Moscow
Artemiy
2017-03-18
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities For example, Miami: UP TO 17.0° HOTTER IN THE CITY THAN IN NEARBY RURAL AREAS 2....
Russia, Moscow
Aleksey Zomarev
2017-03-18
1. The temperature of the city center is 2 degree of Celsius higher than in the city center (!). This is because of: a) higher density of...
Colombia, Medellín
Maria Jose Jimenez Echavarria
2017-03-16
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The temperatures are getting higher as the nature is being reduced...
Italy, Cagliari
Pierluigi Dentoni
2017-03-16
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Unfortunately there are no data available for the city of Cagliari,...
India, Bhopal
GHANISHTH AGRAWAL
2017-03-16
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities - DONE! Austin – 15 Degrees warmer New York – 20 Degrees warmer
Brazil, Balneário Camboriú
Suelen Artuso
2017-03-16
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Balneário...
Brazil, Maringá
Tamires Ferreira
2017-03-15
2. Maringá has always been a very wooded city, but recently the older trees are being cut down and the process of relocating these trees is...
Russia, Moscow
Maria Balakireva
2017-03-14
2. The main UHI effects that I can identify in my area: In my place the difference between temperatures in the city and surrounding...
United States, San Jose
Serena Zhao
2017-03-14
Picture is from: http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/San_Jose,_California I believe the main reason for the UHI in the city where I leave...
France, Paris
Diane de la Bourdonnaye
2017-03-13
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities On average across all 60 cities, urban summer temperatures were 2.4°F hotter than...
Paraguay, Asunción
Elizabeth Dominguez
2017-03-13
- Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Higher air temperatures in the urban environment. Lower velocity...
Indonesia, Jakarta
Tri Emil Alim
2017-03-12
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The screenshot I took is from Indonesian Meteororogical,...
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Raghad Al-Mashhour
2017-03-10
MODULE 4- COMPULSORY EXERCISE: URBAN CLIMATE AND LIVABILITY 1. CHECK THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES IN US CITIES According to...
Spain, Madrid
Angie Ramon
2017-03-09
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities Those are the cities I have chosen: Washington:
United States, Fabens
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2017-03-08
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Argentina, Salta
Pascal Green
2017-03-08
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? For lack of results specifically for the Salta area in Argentina, I...
United Kingdom, South Molton
Phil Jones
2017-03-08
Finding data and information about the urban heat island effect of UK cities and towns is problematic. It appears that there has been...
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Rizkallah Ghazaly
2017-03-08
The exposure of thermal anomaly within Saudi Arabia region has invariably triggers a unique climate phenomenon called heat stress and heat...
United Kingdom, London
Kiana Otsuka
2017-03-06
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities I've checked the temperature differences for many of the US cities that I've visited....
China, Chengdu
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2017-03-05
1.I found a distinctive difference in US causing by UHI According to climate central website: Las Vegas (7.3°F)
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
David Peña
2017-03-05
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities Done. 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area?
Belgium, Antwerpen
Amedeo Ardolino
2017-03-04
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Antwerpen, Belgium. About the UHI of the city I’m living in I can...
Brazil, Santa Maria
Rodrigo Vielmo Moura
2017-03-03
1.Check the temperature differences in US cities 1.Austin – 15 Degrees warmer 2. New York – 20 Degrees warmer
Greece, Thessaloníki
Roxani Gkavra
2017-03-02
I found a lot of scientific papers about UHI in Greece and more specifically in Thessaloniki. The urban hat island in Thesslaloniki was...
Singapore, Singapore
Jay Aragon
2017-03-02
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? I'm currently living in Singapore. The Summer heat can easily go up...
Jamaica, Kingston
Naita Chamberlain
2017-03-02
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities New York City - 20 degrees warmer; Dallas - 19 degrees warmer Miami - 17 degrees...
Netherlands, Rotterdam
Julie Winrow
2017-02-28
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? I have chosen Rotterdam and a more rural area on the outskirts of...
United States, San Francisco
Heike Kaiser
2017-02-27
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities and their surrounding rural areas due to UHI effect: - Single-day urban temperatures...
India, Kolkata
Rukmini Mukherjee
2017-02-25
01. The study in the link shows there has been a sharp rise in the temp difference between urban and rural areas in US cities due to...
Vietnam, Hanoi
Khanh Duong Pham
2017-02-24
2, This week I'll talk about my hometown in Vietnam, Hanoi, where the effects of the UHI can be seen clearly. In the summer, the...
Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain
Jesse Francis
2017-02-24
Unable to get information on the urban heat island of Trinidad and Tobago 3) Since the island already incorporates a good amount of...
Iran, Mashhad
Mohammad Ebrahim Ghadam Al Soltany
2017-02-21
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Summer heat in Mashhad : Up to 19 degree celsius ........ hotter...
Portugal, Vila Nova de Famalicão
Maria Inês Sousa
2017-02-18
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The density of buildings. not only the quantity of constructed...
Switzerland, Fribourg
ÇAĞAN KALELİ
2017-02-16
if we check the the temperature differences between miami rural and miami city according to the climate central website. we can easily...
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Hatem Alkhathlan
2017-02-14
2. Which are the main / effects that you can identify in your area? The center of of Riyadh, because of factors like increased paved...
Russia, Moscow
Marina
2017-02-13
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities. The research has shown that a significant difference between temperature in the cities...
United Kingdom, London
Win Teerapat
2017-02-13
2. London does not have significant impact on UHI. However, the area where is condensed with high-rise buildings and narrow streets are...
Ecuador, Quito
Mónica Naranjo
2017-02-13
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? In Quito, Ecuador, the urban area have expanded on the two opposite...
Brazil, Pelotas
Letícia Bender
2017-02-13
2- The Pelotas' climate is subtropical humid and the annual average temperature is of 17 degrees. The city is flatty, with low altitude and...
Bulgaria, Berkovitsa
Milena Aleksandrova
2017-02-12
I checked the the temperature differences that have been recorded in New York, Chicago and Atlanta and their surrounding rural areas due to...
Peru, Lima
CesarLucioni
2017-02-12
To my knowledge, my city does not measure UHI. Several areas in the city are shaded by very large acaia trees. The city also has two large...
Brazil, Niterói
Guilherme Moyses Pfeffer
2017-02-09
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Great Rio in Brazil is getting hotter during the days every year....
Canada, Québec
Justine Simard
2017-02-08
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Spain, Getafe
Clara VN
2017-02-07
1.Check the temperature differences in US cities Our analysis of summer temperatures in 60 of the largest U.S. cities found that: -57...
Ecuador, Quito
Ericka Arregui
2017-02-03
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The temperature in Quito varies from 10°C to 25°C, I think it's...
Nigeria, Calabar
Juanita Murray Bruce
2017-02-02
1)check the temperature difference in Us cities las vegas 7.3 degree f, Denver 4.9 degree f, Albuquerque 5.9 degree f EXPERIENCE the...
Brazil, Curitiba
FERNANDA BARROS
2017-02-01
1- Las Vegas - 24 degrees warmer. Austin - 15 degrees warmer.
Greece, Thessaloníki
ilia ska
2017-01-31
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Greece, Thessaloníki
ilia ska
2017-01-31
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The UHI phenomenon is evident in my city Thessaloniki, where the...
Netherlands, Veldhoven
Paul Desmedt
2017-01-27
1 & 2. pretty large average accross cities to notice (20F New York, 21 F Chicago). The Netherlands has typically smaller differences...
United States, Village Green-Green Ridge
LAURIE ANNE GIOCONDA
2017-01-26
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United States, Phoenix
Melissa Wrapp
2017-01-25
I had no concept of the urban heat island growing up in Phoenix because I just assumed everywhere you go is hot! But urban areas in Phoenix...
United States, Phoenix
Melissa Wrapp
2017-01-25
I had no concept of the urban heat island growing up in Phoenix because I just assumed everywhere you go is hot! But urban areas in Phoenix...
Peru, Arequipa
Frankkunzze
2017-01-22
To propose measures to reduce the effects of urban heat island would increase by lot of green areas, parks and open spaces of the city that...
Brazil, Teresina
Gabriela Uchoa
2017-01-18
2.the city I live has a high medium temperature, with strong solar radiation levels, that contributes to increase UHI effects. According to...
United States, Chicago
HeikeLob
2017-01-17
1. Temperature in US cities Selected examples: - Atlanta: up to 16 degrees warmer in city than in nearby rural areas
United States, New York City
Max Brizer
2017-01-11
2A. The main UHI effects that I can see in my area of New York, NY USA are from massive automobile congestion & traffic, subway trains,...
Venezuela, Caracas
Jaime Andres Fajardo Bastidas
2017-01-11
Which are the main UHI effects that I can identify in my area? Due to Global Warming, People in Caracas have had to regulate their water...
Brazil, Barueri
Andre Vaz
2017-01-11
1. The city chosen was Los Angeles, went to Los Angeles in 2015, according to site information, it is upper to 27.0 and average 2.4 its...
India, Jaipur
Dr. Madhura
2017-01-10
1. The temperature difference shown by climate central about us cities and it surrounding rural areas shows the climate impact. 2....
Brazil, João Pessoa
André Baltazar de Lima Barreto
2017-01-09
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? There’s a 2012 study about João Pessoa’s climate...
Poland, Warsaw
Jan Kowalczyk
2017-01-07
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Warsaw is the capital of Poland and the biggest city in the country....
Poland, Warsaw
Natalia Szcześniak
2017-01-07
1. Pittsburgh – 16°, average: 2,1° New York – 20°, 2,7°
United States, Thornton
Hannah Bessett
2017-01-06
1. 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...
Spain, Bilbao
Olatz
2016-12-26
2. WHICH ARE THE MAIN UHI EFFECTS THAT YOU CAN IDENTIFY IN YOUR AREA? In my area the effects that I can identify happen in summer. Bilbao...
Iran, Tehran
Sara Nourikia
2016-12-24
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities The temperature differences between urban and rural areas sound significant...
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Roman Tschupp
2016-12-22
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities DONE 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area?
United States, Boston
Colleen Dunning
2016-12-21
1. See Climate Central data. 2. The Climate Central site records an urban heat island effect of up to 15 degrees F for Boston, with an...
Korea South, Seoul
BONG
2016-12-20
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities Boston + 15℃ Seattle +17℃ New York +20℃ 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you...
Greece, Ródos
Napoleon Papadakis
2016-12-17
MODULE 4 - COMPULSORY EXERCISE: HEAT ISLAND EFFECT Note - Images uploaded are found in Google Images 2. Which are the main UHI effects...
Spain, Valencia
Guillermo
2016-12-16
2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Transporatation and Valencia port 3. Which are the measures you...
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Chris Ditchburn
2016-12-10
Build up of residential areas on previous green space has had impact on climate.
France, Clamart
Pascal PEINE
2016-12-09
The survey of urban cllimate in summer covers 60 of the largest US cities and gives the results as follows : 57 cities (eg 95% of the...
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
Emir Hadžipašić
2016-12-07
The major issue of UHI is seen in the winter times when the air circulation and wind is very weak and the fog with the smoke from the...
United States, Sacramento
jz zhou
2016-11-30
Sacramento downtown does not have many high rise buildings and it is the confluence area of two major rivers, Sacramento River and American...
Brazil, Aracaju
Max Anjos
2016-11-29
I would like to share you the Local Climate Zone's Aracaju map. The LCZ helps standardize methods of observation and documentation in urban...
United States, Seattle
Jason Beffa
2016-11-26
Photo 2 is of Puget Sound taken about 1/4 mile away from photo 1. One of the reasons Seattle is so high on the UHI scale is that it is...
United States, Seattle
Jason Beffa
2016-11-26
Photo 1 is of Seattle's city center from about 3 miles north. Seattle's hilly landscape allows for less urban canyons throughout the city,...
United States, Seattle
Jason Beffa
2016-11-26
The city center of Seattle as included in Compulsory Exercise 2 (Section 4) Details given in post.
Peru, Lima
Alvaro Puertas Villavicencio
2016-11-23
Hi! This is Alvaro from Perú Here are my answers from this compulsory exercise.
Netherlands, Eindhoven
Arosio Prisca
2016-11-21
I am currently living between Eindhoven and Amsterdam. In any of these two cities I can prove data about UHI. We know that 2016 has been so...
Canada, Vancouver
Selma Lombardi
2016-11-19
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France, Paris
Sociocognitive
2016-11-16
Attached photo from: http://www.ludopalaiseau.net/saint-remy-les-chevreuse-en-jeu/ Temperature differences in US cities ...
China, Beijing
toumert
2016-11-16
Toumert , Beijing China 1. Check the temperature differences in US cities The top 10 cities with the most intense summer urban heat...
China, Beijing
toumert
2016-11-16
Toumert , Beijing China 1. Check the temperature differences in US cities The top 10 cities with the most intense summer urban heat...
China, Beijing
toumert
2016-11-16
Toumert , Beijing China 1. Check the temperature differences in US cities The top 10 cities with the most intense summer urban heat...
Pakistan, Rawalpindi
Riaz Safdar
2016-11-13
In my city Rawalpindi, the Heat Island effect over the last few years has been ranging form 1-5 Degree celsius. Heatwave intensity and...
Colombia, Medellín
sebastian alzate gaviria
2016-11-11
1.Check the temperature differences in US cities. - New York +20°. Washington D.C +21°. Las Vegas +24°. Seattle +17°. Boston +15° ...
Serbia, Belgrade
Daliborka S. Zagorac
2016-11-11
2. Belgrade is located in the zone of moderate continental climate. The main thermal characteristics are hot summers and cold winters....
Indonesia, Jakarta
Nurdita
2016-11-10
Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Now that I live in Jakarta, I think Jakarta is the perfect practice...
United States, Jacinto City
Riddhima Khedkar
2016-10-30
2. i. Tall commercial buildings with a glass façade. ii. No shading devices on the southern and western side of the buildings that...
United States, Pittsburgh
Tyler Lovejoy
2016-10-26
According to the Climate Central tool, Pittsburgh can be up to 16 degrees hotter in the urban setting, and on average city summers are two...
Latvia, Riga
Zanda Apīne
2016-10-26
Urban Heat Island in Riga, Latvia Answers to questions: 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area?
France, Paris
Paulina Michura
2016-10-22
Paris is a very busy, big city. I am living here for 2 years and I can easily identify a couple of heat island effects affecting the city....
Italy, Pordenone
robertofavot
2016-10-21
1. Check the temperature differences in US cities 5-10° C 2. What are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area?
France, Antibes
Morgane
2016-10-20
1). http://www.linternaute.com/voyage/climat/comparaison/antibes/nice/2016/ville-06004/ville-06088 Data for France When we compare th...
France, Antibes
Morgane
2016-10-20
1). http://www.linternaute.com/voyage/climat/comparaison/antibes/nice/2016/ville-06004/ville-06088 Data for France When we compare th...
Guatemala, Guatemala City
Isabel Valle
2016-10-19
Module 4 - compulsory Exercise: Heat island effect 1. Check the temperature differences in US cities 2. Which are the main UHI effects...