Urban+Heat+Islands

Hi all, Next week (Oct 14), we'll be talking about the urban heat island effect. Here are some videos and a popular article to check out:

What is the UHIE? []

What are we doing to mitigate it? [] []

What kinds of issues does the UHIE cause for predicting future global climate changes (and for arguing that these changes are already happening)? []

Please read the chapter about UHI in our book. I can't pull it up right now, because the library page is down, but it should be easy to find. If you can't figure it out, I'll help you: emily.meineke@gmail.com

While you're reading and watching, think about the following: 1. What are some of the consequences (be creative) of warming in the city? 2. How does it change the lives of the species that live in urban areas, from bats to bees? Ecosystem services they provide? 3. Are there solutions we aren't thinking of? 4. Do you think this is important? 5. Do you think people/corporations have a responsibility to mitigate the UHIE? Why or why not? If so, who is responsible? People who own skyscrapers, the tenants/corporations that occupy them? 6. How might higher temperatures benefit us?

See you next week!