Sentences with phrase «urban heat islands add»

Not exact matches

To add to the confusion, «about 90 percent of the land - based data now being used to construct global averages are sampled in cities,» contaminating readings with an «urban heat island» effect.

The study team found that the trends match well; the «opposite» of what one should expect «if the urban heat island effect was adding anomalous warming to the record.»

Green roofs reduce stormwater runoff, filter out water and air pollutants, moderate the urban heat - island effect, add green space to the built environment, shade and insulate rooftops to improve buildings» thermal performance (thereby reducing energy use and costs), and extend the service life of structural roof systems.

These include reducing the volume and velocity of stormwater runoff, improving stormwater quality, moderating the urban heat island effect, adding urban green space, and improving buildings» thermal performance and energy efficiency.

Green roofs can prevent water pollution by reducing the amount of storm water entering sewer systems by slowing it down and filtering it; lower energy use and energy costs; lowering air temperatures to mitigate the urban heat - island effect; clean and oxygenate the air; add biodiversity; mitigate noise; suppress fire; and extend the lifespan of the roof.

Zeke wrote «There are also significant positive minimum temperature biases from urban heat islands that add a trend bias up to 0.2 C nationwide to raw readings.

When I said «There are also significant positive minimum temperature biases from urban heat islands that add a trend bias up to 0.2 C nationwide to raw readings», I should have said «There are also significant positive minimum temperature biases from urban heat islands, with urban stations warming up to 0.2 C faster than rural stations».

There are also significant positive minimum temperature biases from urban heat islands that add a trend bias up to 0.2 C nationwide to raw readings.

More than half of the world's population now lives in cities; by 2040 the proportion of urbanites is expected to reach 70 percent, adding urgency to the urban heat island problem.

«That lack of integration of health care and planning, I thought we'd resolved ten years ago,» he said, adding that urban design for western Sydney to avoid the heat island effects that were going to be more prevalent «is a no brainer».