Cool Roofs Are Cooling Homes in India
Posted by karen-smith-murphy on November 10, 2014
Climate change is driving up temperatures in cities around the world. When things heat up, many of us simply reach for the thermostat and the air conditioner does its job. In many parts of the world however, air conditioning isn’t an option and the rising temperatures mean homes become uninhabitable. But there is a simple Read More…
Quarter-hourly real time monitoring of urban temperatures from Space
Posted by ikeramit on November 6, 2014
Real time monitoring of the diurnal variations in the distribution of the land surface temperatures (LST) across a city is significant to a range of issues, including heat wave risk, energy demand and heat-related health issues. Geostationary satellites, such as Meteosat Second Generation- Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (MSG-SEVIRI) viewing Europe, Africa and a Read More…
Record Breaking Heatwave Hits Australia
Posted by karen-smith-murphy on November 5, 2014
It’s springtime in the Outback and things are heating up in Australia. Summer doesn’t begin until December, but record temperatures have already been set at 20 stations throughout the country recently, topping out at 108.6 F in the town of St. George. Heatwaves are hitting earlier and lasting longer than usual. Climate Progress has the Read More…
GCCA Executive Director Speaks at GreenBuild Conference
Posted by karen-smith-murphy on October 30, 2014
Thousands of people gathered in New Orleans, LA earlier this week for the annual Greenbuild conference, to share ideas, network, tour local green buildings and hear from many terrific speakers. From the conference website: Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. The green building community gathers to share ideals and Read More…
Urban Heat Island Turns Top Floor Apartments into Ovens
Posted by karen-smith-murphy on October 23, 2014
It doesn’t matter where you live – extreme urban heat is a major problem and it’s getting worse. As the effects of climate change take hold, temperatures are steadily rising – this year is on track to be the hottest on record and there’s no relief in sight for city-dwellers. Especially those in poorer neighborhoods. Read More…