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"text": "## Urban Heat Islands\r\n\r\nThe interactive globe shows the extent of different types of land cover, including urban areas as well as natural cover types like forest and desert. Check out the explosive growth of cities like Shanghai in China since the start of the data record in the 1990s. Consistent maps of land cover are derived from satellite observations by the European Space Agency’s Climate Change Initiative. Other climate variables measured from space are the amount of moisture in the soil and the temperature of the land surface, providing a bird’s eye view of the planet’s hotspots.\r\n\r\n![urban and rural temperature profiles graph ](assets/story27-image04.png) \r\n_Comparison of monthly average temperature for urban and rural weather stations in the UK (Heathrow and Waddington respectively) (KNMI)_ \r\n\r\nAs more and more people move into a city, large areas of vegetation are replaced by roads, parking areas and buildings. Construction materials have a much higher capacity to absorb and store heat from the Sun than plants and soil, whilst densely-packed buildings prevent air from circulating so less heat can escape. Heat generated within factories, offices and homes also raises air temperatures. Cities can be up to 7 degrees Celsius warmer than the surrounding countryside. Places where temperatures are elevated in this way are known as urban heat islands.",
"text": "## Urban Heat Islands\r\n\r\nThe interactive globe shows the extent of different types of land cover, including urban areas as well as natural cover types like forest and desert. Check out the explosive growth of cities like Shanghai in China since the start of the data record in the 1990s. Consistent maps of land cover are derived from satellite observations by the European Space Agency’s [Climate Change Initiative](stories/story-32/3). Other climate variables measured from space are the amount of [moisture in the soil](stories/story-21/5) and the temperature of the land surface, providing a bird’s eye view of the planet’s hotspots.\r\n\r\n![urban and rural temperature profiles graph ](assets/story27-image04.png) \r\n_Comparison of monthly average temperature for urban and rural weather stations in the UK (Heathrow and Waddington respectively) (KNMI)_ \r\n\r\nAs more and more people move into a city, large areas of vegetation are replaced by roads, parking areas and buildings. Construction materials have a much higher capacity to absorb and store heat from the Sun than plants and soil, whilst densely-packed buildings prevent air from circulating so less heat can escape. Heat generated within factories, offices and homes also raises air temperatures. Cities can be up to 7 degrees Celsius warmer than the surrounding countryside. Places where temperatures are elevated in this way are known as urban heat islands.",
"shortText": "## Urban Heat Islands\r\n\r\nThe interactive globe shows the explosive growth of cities like Shanghai in China since the start of the data record in the 1990s. \r\n\r\n- Land cover, land surface temperature and soil moisture are useful climate variables for cities.\r\n- As cities expand, vegetation is replaced by buildings, roads and parking. \r\n- Building materials have a much higher heat capacity than plants and soil. \r\n- Heat generated within factories, offices and homes also contributes to rising air termperatures.\r\n- Cities can be up to 7°C warmer than the surrounding countryside. \r\n\r\n![urban and rural temperature profiles graph ](assets/story27-image04.png) \r\n_Comparison of monthly average temperature for urban and rural weather stations in the UK (Heathrow and Waddington respectively) (KNMI)_",
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"text": "## Heat Surveys from Space \r\n\r\nHow much an urban area is affected by its heat island depends on factors such as the number, type and arrangement of buildings and roads, and what they are made from. Ground-level infrared cameras are used to show where heat is being lost from buildings, so they can be made more energy-efficient. In the same way, infrared sensors on satellites can be used to show where heat is building up within a city. \r\n\r\nMeasurements of land surface temperature (LST) from space can be compared with historical data from weather stations to identify the areas of a city that are most vulnerable during heatwaves. This information can help urban planners improve the design of cities by deciding where to locate green areas, which materials to use, and how to orient buildings to maximise shade and cooling.\r\n\r\nLST data can also be linked with more detailed data from the ground or from airborne surveys, and updated in near-real time using high quality sensors such as the Copernicus Sentinel satellites to provide support to decision makers during heatwave events. LST from space can show how heatwaves affect temperature at the level of a district or even an individual city block. Understanding these events would allow steps to be taken which could potentially reduce the effect of heat-related health hazards. \r\n\r\nThe most accurate climate data for LST is from the European Space Agency’s Climate Change Initiative. Although of moderate spatial resolution, it is detailed enough to see key features of a large city like London, and its temperature measurements are extremely accurate. They provide a spatial snapshot of the surface temperature as well as a multi-decade temporal progression of temperature for a whole city, region, country or continent to improve the performance of climate models.",
"text": "## Heat Surveys from Space \r\n\r\nHow much an urban area is affected by its heat island depends on factors such as the number, type and arrangement of buildings and roads, and what they are made from. Ground-level infrared cameras are used to show where heat is being lost from buildings, so they can be made more energy-efficient. In the same way, infrared sensors on satellites can be used to show where heat is building up within a city. \r\n\r\nMeasurements of land surface temperature (LST) from space can be compared with historical data from weather stations to identify the areas of a city that are most vulnerable during heatwaves. This information can help urban planners improve the design of cities by deciding where to locate green areas, which materials to use, and how to orient buildings to maximise shade and cooling.\r\n\r\nLST data can also be linked with more detailed data from the ground or from airborne surveys, and updated in near-real time using high quality sensors such as the Copernicus Sentinel satellites to provide support to decision makers during heatwave events. LST from space can show how heatwaves affect temperature at the level of a district or even an individual city block. Understanding these events would allow steps to be taken which could potentially reduce the effect of heat-related health hazards. \r\n\r\nThe most accurate climate data for LST is from the European Space Agency’s Climate Change Initiative. Although of moderate spatial resolution, it is detailed enough to see key features of a large city like London, and its temperature measurements are extremely accurate. They provide a spatial snapshot of the surface temperature as well as a multi-decade temporal progression of temperature for a whole city, region, country or continent to improve the performance of [climate models](stories/story-31/0).",
"shortText": "## Heat Surveys from Space\r\n\r\n- Infrared cameras show where heat is lost from buildings.\r\n- In the same way, IR sensors on satellites show where heat builds up within a city. \r\n\r\nLand surface temperature (LST) from space can be: \r\n\r\n- Compared with historical data from weather stations.\r\n- Linked to more detailed data from the ground or from airborne surveys.\r\n- Updated in near-real time using high quality sensors such as the Copernicus Sentinel satellites.\r\n\r\nThis information can help urban planners improve the design of cities: \r\n\r\n- Where to put green areas, which building materials to use.\r\n- How to orient buildings to maximise shade and cooling.\r\n- Potentially reduce the effect of heat-related health hazards. \r\n\r\nThe most accurate climate data for LST is from ESA’s Climate Change Initiative:\r\n \r\n- Moderate spatial resolution.\r\n- Extremely accurate temperature measurements. \r\n- Multi-decade temporal span for a whole city, region, country or continent.",
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"text": "## Keeping a Lid on it\r\n\r\nUrban heat islands have an impact on many people today and, as urbanisation and climate change continue, many more will feel their effects in the future. Cities currently occupy approximately two percent of the Earth's surface and are home to more than half the world's people. By 2050, it is expected that 75 percent of a global population of 9.5 billion will live in cities. \r\n\r\nThere are ways to reduce the urban heat island effect. These include positioning buildings in a way that improves airflow, using new building materials that trap less heat than conventional materials and reintroducing nature into cities and buildings. Plants and trees provide shade, remove air pollution and soak up water, helping to prevent floods. They also cool the air by releasing water to the atmosphere.\r\n\r\nUrban trees are also an effective sink for carbon dioxide, which they absorb very close to its sources in transport and industry, limiting the spread of this greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. In London, there are more trees than people and it is estimated that they store 380 tonnes of carbon per hectare in some parts of the city – comparable to some temperate and tropical rainforests.\r\n\r\nIn the Netherlands, the city of Arnhem has decided to replace 10% of its road surface with grass, increase the area of shade by planting trees, and to ensure that 90 percent of its rainwater is absorbed into the soil rather than running into the sewer. Water raises the heat capacity of soil, so wet soil emits less heat than dry soil. But will such measures be enough to cool our overheating cities? Measuring land surface temperature, soil moisture and land cover type from space will help us answer that question.",
"text": "## Keeping a Lid on it\r\n\r\nUrban heat islands have an impact on many people today and, as urbanisation and climate change continue, many more will feel their effects in the future. Cities currently occupy approximately two percent of the Earth's surface and are home to more than half the world's people. By 2050, it is expected that 75 percent of a global population of 9.5 billion will live in cities. \r\n\r\nThere are ways to reduce the urban heat island effect. These include positioning buildings in a way that improves airflow, using new building materials that trap less heat than conventional materials and reintroducing nature into cities and buildings. Plants and trees provide shade, remove air pollution and soak up water, helping to prevent floods. They also cool the air by releasing water to the atmosphere.\r\n\r\nUrban trees are also an effective [sink for carbon dioxide](stories/story-12/2), which they absorb very close to its sources in transport and industry, limiting the spread of this greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. In London, there are more trees than people and it is estimated that they store 380 tonnes of carbon per hectare in some parts of the city – comparable to some temperate and tropical rainforests.\r\n\r\nIn the Netherlands, the city of Arnhem has decided to replace 10% of its road surface with grass, increase the area of shade by planting trees, and to ensure that 90 percent of its rainwater is absorbed into the soil rather than running into the sewer. Water raises the heat capacity of soil, so wet soil emits less heat than dry soil. But will such measures be enough to cool our overheating cities? Measuring land surface temperature, soil moisture and land cover type from space will help us answer that question.",
"shortText": "# Keeping a Lid on it\r\n\r\n2% of Earth's surface is urban; Home to half the world's people; 75% by 2050. There are ways to reduce the urban heat island effect:\r\n\r\n- Positioning buildings to improve airflow.\r\n- Using new building materials that trap less heat.\r\n- Reintroducing nature into cities and buildings. \r\n- Trees provide shade and soak up water, helping to prevent floods and cooling the air when they release the water. \r\n- Urban trees absorb CO2 and other air pollutants. \r\n- London (UK) has more trees than people; they store up to 380 tonnes of carbon per hectare – comparable to some rainforests.\r\n- Arnhem (Netherlands) is replacing 10% of its road surface with grass, increasing shade by planting trees, and routing 90% of its rainwater into the soil, which has a cooling effect.\r\n\r\nWill such measures be enough to cool our overheating cities? Measuring land surface temperature, soil moisture and land cover type from space will help us answer that question.",
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