Global Bioweather

“we forecast your wellbeing”

Heat Island

The Urban Heat Island Effect

How do Heat Islands Form?

When do Heat Islands Form?

Can Heat Islands Provide Winter Benefits?

Are Heat Islands and Global Warming Related?

Measuring Heat Islands

Heatwaves

Economic and Social Impacts of Heatwaves

Passive Cooling Your Home

Building recommendations for hot climates

Albedo - Painting the Town White

Heat Absorption and Transfer

Make Use of Air Movements

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Heat injures and kills, as we can see from the thousands of people who die of heat-related illnesses each year.

Heatwaves do have a much more dramatic effect on people living in a cool to mild climate. They experience a higher degree of stress to their bodies than acclimatized residents of subtropical and tropical regions do. For example, death rates in Great Britain and the Netherlands increase sharply when the thermometer climbs above 25°C.

Devastating heat waves in the last five years of the 20th century pose the question whether global warming has increased the frequency and severity of heat waves.

We can’t blame everything on Global Warming, though. Studies showed that the majority of heat wave fatalities occur in inner-city areas. The asphalt, brick and concrete jungle absorbs heat and retains it well into the night. The cities become islands of heat.