#heatisland

'The Japanese capital's high-rise business districts are often described as "concrete jungles" because of their stark urban landscape, and have increasingly been cited as a contributor to the heat island effect. In recent years, however, more greenery has begun appearing in the Otemachi area close to Tokyo Station, creating pockets of cooler air.' 'On a day when the ground surface beside the intersection reached 47.3 C, producing intense reflected heat, the surface temperature inside the forested area was 31.9 C, while that of the nearby sidewalk was 32.2 C.' https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260915/p2a/00m/0sc/004000c #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #Tokyo #Japan #Reforestation #ExtremeWeather #Heatwave #HeatIsland

Who’s Building that Data Center? https://hackaday.com/2026/07/21/whos-building-that-data-center/ #ArtificialIntelligence #CurrentEvents #Cooling #Datacenters #Heatisland #Powergeneration

How the UK trend for turning front gardens into driveways is adding to night-time heat "Impervious surfaces including asphalt (which many driveways are made of) absorbs heat, raising ground and air temperatures. They both absorb up to 95% of incoming solar radiation during the day, reaching surface temperatures of 50-55°C, compared to 27-32°C for grass or tree-covered areas. " Obvious - but you know #carBrainhttps://theconversation.com/how-the-trend-for-turning-front-gardens-into-driveways-is-adding-to-night-time-heat-287338 #climateChange #heatIsland