Uploaded on 2017-05-24 by Theertha Shetty

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 AREAS Miami-UP TO 17.0°F HOTTER IN THE CITY THAN IN NEARBY RURAL AREAS 2. Bangalore- 34-35 deg C (avg temp in may 2017) (urban) - high traffic density causes pollution - surrounding industries - high surface temperature from infrastructure - entrapped heat from street and buildings Kolar- 33-34 deg C (avg temp in may 2017) (rural) - no traffic - only agricultural land - no high desity population - sparsely placed buildings 3. measures -reduce traffic density by being stringent in the distribution of motor licenses - increase shade cover by encouraging planting trees - outsource industries to the rural and providing for livable spaces for the employees - formulate a rewarding system to encourage the effort 4. no policies formulated to help mitigate UHI, other than the laws passed by the Environmental Impact Assessment of India