Experts say city and suburb dwellers have it much worse than their counterparts living in the countryside, a phenomenon sometimes referred to as ‘urban heat island effect.'
Experts say city and suburb dwellers have it much worse than their counterparts living in the countryside due to a phenomenon sometimes referred to as ‘urban heat island effect.”says the urban heat island phenomenon happens when paved surfaces amplify and trap heat far more effectively than natural ecosystems and rural areas. On a sunny day, paved surfaces can be 27 to 50 °C hotter than the air, the Climate Atlas says.
According to the Climate Atlas, between 2051 and 2080, Canadian cities will see at least four times as many days with temperatures higher than 30 C.“ emergency response capacity ready to go, ambulances, emergency rooms, emergency cooling shelters for people who don’t have air conditioning in, check-up programs for elderly people who live alone,” he said.Staples stores begin handling Amazon returns.
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