Uploaded on 2017-07-14 by Mariya Nikolaenko

1. Check the temperature differences in US cities The Climate Central website great effect of UHI in the US cities. One of examples is New York. The climate in New York is up to 20.0° hotter in the city than in nearby rural areas. The difference of summer temperature in city and rural areas is about 2.7°. 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? I live in Tomsk. Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia, Russia. It originated in 1604. Today more than 500 thousand citizens live in Tomsk. Tomsk has a humid continental climate. The annual average temperature is +0,87 °C. Winters are severe and lengthy, and the lowest recorded temperature was -55 °C in January 1931. Nowadays, the average temperature in January is between -21 °C and -13 °C. The average temperature in July is +18,7 °C. UHI effect of the city is manifested in the fact that in winter the city is a little warmer, and in the summer it's hotter. Here you can look at the two images: first image shows an urban territory of Tomsk and second picture shows rural area near Tomsk. We can say that transport, high built-upness, industrial activity caused the growth the temperature in urban territory. 3. Which are the measures you would propose? If I were an urban manager, I would try to increase the number of green areas and use energy efficiency technology. 4. Is UHI effect concerning policy making in your area? Tomsk scientists study this problem. Some of them investigate problems in the field of environmental protection and energy efficiency. For example, Sergei Mikhalap is the young researcher in Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building. He focuses on the construction of wind-powered generator. Administration of Tomsk created laws in the field of increase quality of urban open spaces, energy efficiency, and environment protection.